Minn. gov thanks law enforcement for bringing House Speaker's alleged killer to justice after two-day manhunt

After a grueling two-day manhunt Vance Boelter the suspect accused of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers was captured and Minnesota lawmakers and the governor are expressing their appreciation for those who are helping bring him to justice House Speaker Lisa Demuth took to social media to express how glad she was that the suspect was now in custody and the nightmare was ending I m grateful that this nightmare has come to an end with the suspect captured so he can be charged prosecuted punished for the horror he has wrought on MN Thank you to the local state federal administrators who ensured this evil man faces justice she wrote SUSPECTED MINNESOTA LAWMAKER ASSASSIN VANCE BOELTER CAPTUREDMore than agencies worked together to bring in the suspect and Minnesota Gov Tim Walz thanked them for leaving their families to run into danger and deliver justice for Melissa and Mark Hortman Boelter was captured in Sibley County after a two-day manhunt He allegedly killed Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark early Saturday morning at their Brooklyn Park home in Minneapolis before allegedly shooting State Sen John Hoffman also a Democrat and his wife Yvette in their nearby Champlin home in a related attack Walz made note that the people of the U S need to come together and shouldn t accept violence as a norm MINNESOTA FUNCTIONARIES FIND CAR HAT BELONGING TO ASSASSIN SUSPECT VANCE BOELTER ON HIGHWAY IN 'FLUID' SEARCH As a country we cannot become numb to this violence We are a deeply divided nation That has become even more clear over the last two days The way we move forward and solve the problems facing our nation is not through hate It is not through violence It is through humility and grace and civility he revealed in a announcement Sunday night He also demanded that members of the region acknowledge the pain and grief endured by the Hortman s family and that they take comfort in the couple s memory To Melissa and Mark's family I cannot fathom your pain your grief Let us take solace in their memory in Melissa's legacy of selfless pragmatic gentle population system The state of Minnesota grieves with you reported Walz To our law enforcement officers thank you for your courage your arrangement and your professionalism You have saved lives Walz expressed to those involved in the arrest As we heal we will not let fear win he mentioned U S Sen Amy Klombuchar of Minnesota thanked all law enforcement officers involved in tracking down the suspect calling their efforts a mammoth and heroic effort