Law enforcement officers on Sunday night arrested Vance Boelter, who is accused of assassinating Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband at their home in Brooklyn Park as part of a larger plot to kill Democratic elected officials and other advocates of abortion rights.

Vance Boelter, suspect in the murder of a Minnesota lawmaker, led a bizarre life as a wannabe security boss, funeral worker, and preacher. His financial and mental struggles culminated in a politically charged attack.

Murder charges have been filed against Vance Boelter in the suspected assassination of State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, with the 57-year-old also charged with the attempted murder of Sen.

A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar remembered Minnesota Democrat Rep. Melissa Hortman as a "true public servant" who was "loved by Democrats and Republicans." The massive manhunt for the suspect, Vance Luther Boelter,

Live updates: Rep. Melissa Hortman, husband assassinated; suspect Vance Boelter at large originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Melissa Hortman, the top Democratic lawmaker in the Minnesota House, was shot and killed in a suspected politically-motivated assassination along with her husband early Saturday.

Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed by an individual impersonating a police officer. Hortman was the former speaker of the Minnesota House of

Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker who was gunned down in what is described as a politically motivated attack, earned degrees at Boston University and Harvard.