Overview
- Vance Luther B., 57, was captured Sunday evening after a two-day manhunt involving nearly 100 officers and drone support, the largest search operation in Minnesota history.
- Federal prosecutors have charged him on murder and stalking counts that carry either life imprisonment or the death penalty if he is convicted.
- Investigators say the suspect shot and killed State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounded State Senator John Hoffman and his wife.
- Authorities recovered a notebook containing more than 45 names of lawmakers at state and federal levels, indicating a broader planned attack.
- Officials believe the attacks were politically driven and potentially linked to the suspect’s anti-abortion activism.