Minnesota authorities are searching for Vance Luther Boelter, 57, accused of a politically motivated shooting that killed two lawmakers and injured two others. A former appointee of Governor Tim Walz,

Following a massive manhunt,Vance Boelter has now been arrested, after being found in a field near Green Isle in Sibley County.

Democratic state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot in the early hours of Saturday, the same day a state senator and his wife were also wounded

The man suspected in the shooting deaths of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband has ties to North Texas. NBC 5 learned that 57-year-old Vance Boelter attended Christ For The Nations Institute in Dallas in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman lived in West Des Moines for nearly a decade and is credited with forming an active Democratic Party there.

The Utah Republican downplayed and joked about what authorities say were politically motivated shootings over the weekend of Minnesota Democratic lawmakers.

A hit list found in the suspect's vehicle after the assassination of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman allegedly named top Democratic officials, prompting heightened security and a state-wide manhunt.

Manhunt is underway for Minnesota shooter Vance Luther Boelter of Green Isle, Sibley County. Photo shows him trying to enter a victim's home.