The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, two law enforcement officials said.

Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, State Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses were all shot early Saturday in targeted attacks.

A suspect is in custody after Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot Saturday, while State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded.

Melissa Hortman, a Democratic state assemblywoman, and her husband Mark have been assassinated by a gunman disguised as a police officer. In what officials have called a politically motivated attack,

The police quickly identified the suspect as Vance Luther Boelter, a 6-foot-1-inch-tall, 220-pound Caucasian man from Green Isle, Minnesota. Boelter was a well-known figure in conservative circles and had gone to meetings of the state Workforce Development Board that Tim Walton and Mark Dayton, the two governors who held that post, had set up.

Minnesota Representative Melissa Hortman's clip, which showed her clearly upset and emotional, went viral online, after the news of her passing.

After exchanging gunfire with alleged killer Vance Boelter, police searched his abandoned vehicle and found a chilling trove of weaponry and a list of names.

Minnesota Dem Melissa Hortman was assassinated by suspect Vance Luther Boelter, who turned up at her residence wearing a mask and cop gear, impersonating a police officer. Her husband was also killed by the crazed gunman,

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar dined with former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman shortly before before she was tragically gunned down in her home alongside her husband. Klobuchar (D-Minn.) was informed about the heartbreaking loss by Minnesota Gov.

Minnesota was on edge Sunday after House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot Saturday in their Brooklyn Park home, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife survived the assassin’s attack at their home in Champlin.