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Police in Minnesota say they've arrested
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and charged the man they suspect of
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being behind the shooting dead of a
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Democratic party politician and her
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husband. Melissa and Mark Hortman were
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killed on Saturday at their home just
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north of Minneapolis, sparking a huge
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two-day manhunt. Officials have now
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released images of 57year-old Vance
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Bolter, who they claim posed as a police
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officer to carry out these attacks.
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charged with murder and attempted
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murder. He could face up to 40 years in
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prison if convicted. Zoe O'Brien
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reports.
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Shot dead in their home in suburban
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Minneapolis on Saturday, State
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Representative Melissa Hortman and her
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husband Mark were killed in what US
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officials are calling a politically
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motivated assassination. Just 90 minutes
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earlier, state senator John Hoffman and
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his wife Avette, were shot multiple
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times but survived. The largest manhunt
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in the state's history followed before
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this man, 57year-old Vance Luther
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Bolter, was arrested in Sibi County
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yesterday evening in a rural area of
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West Minneapolis.
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One man's unthinkable actions have
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altered the state of Minnesota. Melissa
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Hortman was the core of who our values
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were. After two-day manhunt, two
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sleepless nights, uh, law enforcement
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have apprehended, uh, Vance Bolter.
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That's 48 hours that law enforcement
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involved in a complex and dangerous
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manhunt. Uh, spent Father's Day away
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from their families.
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It's claimed that a list of up to 70
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names believed to be potential targets
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were found in the suspect's car. Many
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are said to be Democratic
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representatives. Police also said Bolter
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was dressed as a law enforcement officer
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when he is alleged to have carried out
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the killings and was wearing this latex
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mask. Bolter exploited the trust our
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uniforms are meant to represent.
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That betrayal is deeply disturbing to
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those of us who wear the badge with
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honor and responsibility.
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Melissa Hortman had served in the
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Minnesota House of Representatives for
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20 years. Her killing has shocked the
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community there. We've lost such a
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wonderful person in our government. She
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was doing so much for the families of
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Minnesota. I wanted to pay my respects.
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I hope that
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I just wanted to hope her family is
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doing okay. Vance Balter is charged with
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two counts of secondderee murder and two
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counts of secondderee attempted murder.
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He remains in police custody. Zoe
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O'Brien, BBC News.
