Police officials said one person was suspected of killing one MP in Minnesota and the other was injured. It concludes a two -day manhint that has placed the Midwestern kingdom on the edge.
US law enforcement officials confirmed the arrest to the Associated Press on the condition of enmity. Meuhhile American news channel ABC News gave the same notice citing several sources. The channel further said that the person was arrested near Green Isle, Minnesota.
The state governor was expected to give a press briefing at 11:30 pm local time.
A person who presented as a police officer shot and killed Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, former president of the Democratic House in the house of Brooklyn Park early Saturday in the Northern Miniapolis suburbs.
Prior to the arrest, officials said they had a car, and other items related to the suspected shooter. The man ran on foot in the beginning of Saturday when the authorities faced him at Hortman’s house.
Police say it was the same person who shot and injured his wife at his house nine miles (14 km), a democrat, and his wife.
According to a text message, Hoffman was undergoing surgery after hitting nine bullets, his wife sent Democrat Senator Amy Clobuhar. The MP posted this message on the first X on Sunday. “We are both incredibly lucky to survive,” Yateve Hoffman said in the message.
What do we know about the shooter?
Friends and family of the suspected shooter said he was deeply religious and went for campaign rallies for US President Donald Trump.
In the car, officials found a local ‘No Kings’ rally for Saturday and a notebook with the names of other MPs. The list, including the names of abortion rights activists and healthcare officers, told the police officers citing police officers.
Both Hortman and Hoffman defended the rights of abortion in the state legislature.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal indigestion superstiter Drew Evans had earlier said that the suspect was not considered any publication before the attacks.
To inspire firing, he said, “We often want easy answers to complex problems. They will come up as we complete the complete picture of our investigation.”
Edited by: Wesley Dakri
