The suspect, identified by authorities as Vance Luther Boelter, posed as a law enforcement officer to gain access to the victims' homes.

Investigators found a cowboy hat near the vehicle and were working to determine whether it belongs to Boelter.

Follow along for the latest on the manhunt after the deadly shootings that claimed the life of a Minnesota lawmaker.

The gunman who killed a Democratic state lawmaker and injured another in Minnesota was apprehended late on Sunday night, a reporter for a ABC affiliate posted on X.

The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a “bad place” where most churches didn’t oppose abortion.

The couple sustained injuries in the shooting, while Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman were murdered

State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were gunned down at their home early on Saturday morning, but survived. Melissa Hortman - the top Democratic legislator in the state House - and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed. Yvette Hoffman said in a statement that she and her husband John were "devastated" by the Hortmans' deaths.

The shootings of state lawmakers is likely to spur debate on Minnesota laws governing impersonation, equipment purchases