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Vance Boelter has been arrested in the shooting deaths of Democratic Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, according to the Associated Press. The suspect, 57 — who also allegedly shot Democratic Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette, both of whom survived — was arrested Sunday night after a nearly two-day manhunt, Governor Tim Waltz and law enforcement officials confirmed in a press conference. He allegedly impersonated a law enforcement officer during the shootings, going to the lawmakers' homes in an act that was characterized as political violence by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

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00:00After a two-day manhunt, two sleepless nights, law enforcement have apprehended Vance Bolter.
00:07That's 48 hours that law enforcement involved in a complex and dangerous manhunt.
00:14Spent Father's Day away from their families to deliver justice for Melissa and Mark Hortman
00:20and their children who spent this Father's Day alone.
00:23To the law enforcement who stand here and the hundreds who were involved in this,
00:28the state of Minnesota owes you a deep grit of gratitude. Thank you.
00:32Multiple agencies were there as FBI laid hands on it and Minnesota State Patrol put the handcuffs on.
00:39One man's unthinkable actions have altered the state of Minnesota.
00:44Melissa Hortman was the core of who our values were.
00:48To John and Yvette Hoffman, the latest news is Senator Hoffman came out of his final surgery
00:53and is moving towards recovery.
00:56Yvette is healing.
00:58And I think when the story comes out, and I'd like to say on behalf of the state of Minnesota,
01:02the heroic actions by the Hoffman family and their daughter Hope saved countless lives.
01:08And we are grateful.
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