- they arrested him without incident near his home in Green Isle
- the other officers were there so quickly they saw the shooting at the Hortman home as it happened
- no motive as of yet
- guy dressed as cop wearing mask escaped INTO the Hortman home and disappeared from there leaving the cop car
- later they found his car in another county
from CNN
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Boelter, 57, was arrested Sunday night in the city of Green Isle, Minnesota, where he lived, according to authorities. He’s accused of killing one lawmaker and her husband and wounding another and his wife early Saturday. Officials said he left behind an apparent hit list with dozens of names in his car after exchanging fire with police outside the home of one victim and fleeing the scene. Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, said the attack “appears to be a politically motivated assassination.”
State officials said authorities early on Saturday encountered what appeared to be a police vehicle with emergency flashing lights in the driveway of Rep. Melissa Hortman’s home. Officers at the home “saw (Boelter)…dressed as a police officer, shoot an adult man” through the open front door, according to a criminal complaint obtained by the Minnesota Star Tribune. The suspect “exchanged gunfire” with police and ran into the house, ultimately disappearing from the area, according to the complaint...
Police said they are still investigating a motive for the attacks...
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