Hours after the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, prominent conservative influencers spun unsubstantiated theories that the suspect was a left-wing extremist who targeted the Democratic-aligned leaders for voting against party lines, and did so with the blessing of the state’s top Democrat, Gov. Tim Walz.

Jack Brewer, a former Vikings and Gophers player, speaks out on the Minnesota shootings allegedly involving a suspect who was a Walz appointee, claiming the state has become dangerous.

During a press conference, Governor Tim Walz addressed the murder of a Democratic Minnesota lawmaker, Melissa Hortman.

The man accused of shooting two Democratic state lawmakers and their spouses in Minnesota while impersonating a police officer was taken into custody in rural Sibley County, about 50 miles away from Minneapolis,

Joseph Thompson, acting U.S. attorney for the district of Minnesota, is expected to announce federal charges against Vance Luther Boelter later Monday.

Officials say Vance Luther Boelter surrendered to police in a wooded area near his home. He faces multiple charges in a targeted attack on lawmakers.