Ernesto Londono

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Pooja Salhotra |Ernesto Londono

Federal and state prosecutors have brought 10 charges against a man they say killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in a political assassination. Vance Boelter, 57, was arrested on Sunday and accused of shooting and killing State Representative Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband, Mark, at their home in a suburb of Minneapolis. The gunman, who posed as a police officer, also shot and injured Democratic State Senator John A.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Ernesto Londono |Jeff Ernst |Yan Zhuang |David Chen

PinnedErnesto LondoñoJeff ErnstYan Zhuang and The man accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another in a campaign to “inflict fear” made a first appearance in federal court on Monday, as the authorities described what they said were plans to carry out a wider killing spree aimed at Democratic politicians. The suspect, Vance Boelter, 57, faces federal murder charges in the attack that killed a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband. Those charges could allow for the death penalty.

1 week ago | spokesman.com | Ernesto Londono |Jeff Ernst |Yan Zhuang |David Chen

A man accused of assassinating a Minnesota state lawmaker and shooting another also visited the houses of two other lawmakers the same evening, in what authorities called a planned campaign designed to “inflict fear” and kill lawmakers and their families, federal officials revealed Monday. The suspect, Vance Boelter, 57, will face federal murder charges, which could allow for the death penalty.

1 week ago | mahoningmatters.com | Ernesto Londono |Jeff Ernst |Yan Zhuang

The largest search in Minnesota’s history came to an end late Sunday when a man accused of assassinating a state lawmaker and shooting another was finally captured, after SWAT teams used drones to track him crawling through a wooded area outside Minneapolis. The suspect, Vance Boelter, 57, was arrested and charged, concluding an extensive two-day search that rattled Minnesotans. Boelter surrendered near Green Isle, Minnesota, a town where he had a home with his wife and children.

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Ernesto Londono |Emily Cochrane

MINNEAPOLIS -- A man suspected of assassinating a Minnesota state lawmaker and shooting another was in custody Sunday, according to three officials who were briefed on the situation, ending a two-day search that rattled the state. State officials had pursued the suspect, identified as Vance Boelter, 57, throughout the weekend, as Minnesotans reeled from the killings of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. In a separate attack, the gunman also wounded state Sen. John A.