Minnesota Lawmakers Attacked

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What we know about the attack on two Minnesota lawmakers

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Vance Luther Boelter , 57 , has been charged with two counts of second -degree murder.

Two state lawmakers from Minnesota were gunned down in their homes in what Governor Tim Walz called a "politically motivated assassination" attack.

One of the victims, Melissa Hortman , and her husband, Mark , were shot and killed in their home.

Another victim, State Senator John Hoffman , was shot multiple times and injured, but survived.

Police found a list of 70 "targets", including the names of state Democratic politicians, in a vehicle the suspect drove.

Police say they found Boelter after receiving information that he was seen in the area of Green Isle , a village not far from his home.

Officers called the two-day manhunt the "largest manhunt in the state's history" Police said he was armed when he was arrested, but did not provide further information on the type of weapons.

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