Boelter was arrested in a field located in a rural part of Sibley County, in southwest Minneapolis, and he was being interviewed at a law enforcement facility, Drew Evans, the superintendent of the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said.

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

A pair of Minnesota politicians and their spouses were shot by a gunman who was allegedly disguised as a police officer in an incident that left one lawmaker and her husband dead. A manhunt is now underway for the suspect in the shootings,

Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot in a politically-motivated incident, as described by Governor Tim Walz. State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were also targetted and are recovering from surgery.