1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: Crime Alard hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Nicole Pardon. 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: Vance Bolter, the individual accused of fatally shooting two Democratic 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: lawmakers from Minnesota with their spouses, has been arrested on 4 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: Sunday following what local law enforcement officials describe as the 5 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: largest manhunt in the state's history. The fifty seven year 6 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: old Bolter faces two counts each of second degree murder 7 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: and second degree attempted murder, as outlined in a criminal complaint. 8 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: In the tragic series of events, the gunmen killed State 9 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband at their home on Saturday, 10 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: after also wounding State Senator John Hoffman and his wife 11 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: at their home. Following the first shooting, police took preventative 12 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: measures to check on Hortman's residence, where they encountered the 13 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: shooter impersonating an officer before he escaped. Authorities indicated that 14 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: had they not intervened at that moment, the violence could 15 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: have persisted throughout the day. Although the motive remains unclear, 16 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: investigators reported that the suspect did have a hit list 17 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: featuring numerous names, including notable Democrats and individuals connected to 18 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: Planned parenthood or the abortion rights movement. The front door 19 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: of the Senator Hoffman's home was found riddled with bullet holes. 20 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: Law enforcement responded to the shooting at Hoffman's residence around 21 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: two am, continuing their investigation for over an hour. During 22 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: this time, officers who had proactively checked on State Representative 23 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: Melissa Hortman discovered the gunman exiting her home. He exchanged 24 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: gunfire with the police before running. Bolter allegedly identified himself 25 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:49,559 Speaker 1: as a police officer when he approached Senator Hoffman's door 26 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: early Saturday morning before opening fire on him and his wife. 27 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: According to the criminal complaint, Bolter approached the Senator's front 28 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: door wearing a badge. He appears to have been a 29 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: self styled security official with a security firm. Court document show, 30 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: while we don't know the extent of his training, he 31 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: seemed to have premeditated this action to create confusion, either 32 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 1: to gain access to the homes of public officials or 33 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: to evade law enforcement. Bolter was captured on Sunday after 34 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: being detected by a trail camera. During the manhunt, authorities 35 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: received more than four hundred tips. According to state officials, 36 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: The search for the suspect ended after approximately forty three 37 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: hours involving hundreds of detectives, over twenty SWAT teams, drones, helicopters, 38 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: and infra red technology, culminating in Bolter's surrender in the 39 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: woods of Silbey County. Police reported that he was armed 40 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: at the time and crawled toward the authorities at the 41 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: time of his capture. One man's unthinkable actions have altered 42 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: the state of Minnesota. Bolter is currently awaiting a court 43 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: appearance in Hennepin County Jail, where he has been charged 44 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: with those state murder offenses. Federal charges are also being contemplated, 45 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: as one law enforcement source indicated that investigators did recover 46 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: that potential hit list containing the names of federal lawmakers 47 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:25,839 Speaker 1: for Crime and Justice News after this. Avett Hoffman has 48 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: spoken out following the injuries sustained by her and her husband, 49 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: Minnesota Senator John Hoffman, in what authorities suspect were targeted 50 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: assaults on Democratic officials. On Sunday, Amy Klobucher, the US 51 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: Senator from Minnesota, posted on Facebook a screenshot of a 52 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: text she received from Avett after sending her best wishes. 53 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: She said quote, words cannot express how grateful our family 54 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: is for the overwhelming support we've received. John is undergoing 55 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: several surgeries and is steadily improving with EA each passing hour. 56 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: In her message, she revealed that her husband had been 57 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: struck by nine bullets while she sustained eight gunshot wounds. 58 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: We feel incredibly fortunate to be alive, she expressed. Event 59 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: went on to share her heartbreak over the tragic deaths 60 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: of Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, who were 61 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: killed in that same attack allegedly carried out by the 62 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: same assailant. She said, we are devastated and at a 63 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: loss for words. There is no room for such political 64 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: hatred in our society. And now to Tennessee, where the 65 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: Columbia Police Department is trying to locate a missing sixteen 66 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: year old girl, Jezabel Curry. Jezebel was last seen on 67 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: Saturday in the area of Williamsport Pike. She stands five 68 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: to two weighs about ninety five pounds, has brown hair 69 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: and green eyes. Police are asking anyone with information to 70 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: please reach out to law enforcement at the Columbia Police 71 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: Department four hours a day nine three one three eight, eight, 72 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: two seven two seven, or the Murray County Crime Stoppers 73 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 1: at nine three, one three eight, one four nine zero zero. 74 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: For the latest crime injustice news, follow crime Alert hourly 75 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 1: update on your favorite podcasting app with this crime Alert. 76 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: I'm Nicole Cartin.