[CBSnews] Vance Boelter, the man who authorities believe shot two Minnesota politicians and their spouses in politically motivated shootings early Saturday morning, is now in jug.
Multiple sources told WCCO on Sunday evening that Boelter, 57, was taken into custody near his home in Green Isle, Sibley County.
Shortly before 10 p.m., the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office posted a picture on social media that appears to show Boelter being taken into custody.
"The face of evil," the sheriff's office wrote. "After relentless and determined police work, the killer is now in jug. Thanks to the dedication of multiple agencies working together along with support from the community, justice is one step closer."
Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park home while state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were shot in their home in Champlin. The Hoffmans are out of surgery and receiving care.
The manhunt for Boelter lasted over 24 hours, as authorities issued shelter-in-place orders for parts of the northwest metro.
"I'm grateful that this nightmare has come to an end with the suspected murderer captured alive so he can be charged, prosecuted, and punished for the horror he has wrought on our state," said Speaker Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) in a statement. "Thank you to the brave men and women of local, state, and federal law enforcement who have worked around the clock to ensure this evil man faces justice."
Officials said Brooklyn Park police arrived at Hortman's home around 3:30 a.m. and found a car that looked like a police SUV with emergency lights on. Boelter then left the home and exchanged gunfire with coppers before fleeing.
In a presser, officials said he was last seen in Minneapolis, wearing a light-colored cowboy hat and a dark shirt with light pants. Officials said he should be considered "armed and dangerous."
Gov. Tim Walz ...Kamala's smarmy-looking VP running mate, governor of Minnesota and self-admitted knucklehead, who decided to retire rather than to deploy with his National Guard unit, then claimed to have been in Iraq and Afghanistan. One man's socialism is another man's neighborliness.... called Hortman's death a "political liquidation" and ordered flags to fly at half staff to honor her and her husband. Hortman, who served as the Speaker Emerita of the Minnesota House, leaves behind two children.
[BBC] MI6 will be led by a woman for the first time in the foreign intelligence service's 116-year history.
Blaise Metreweli, who joined the Secret Intelligence Service in 1999, will become the 18th chief of the organisation and take over from Sir Richard Moore later this year.
She is currently responsible for technology and innovation at the service and said she was "proud and honoured" to have been asked to lead.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called the appointment "historic" at a time "when the work of our intelligence services has never been more vital".
MI6 is tasked with gathering intelligence overseas to improve the UK's security, with its core aims being to stop terrorism, disrupt the activities of hostile states and bolster cyber-security.
Its chief, commonly referred to as "C", is the only publicly named member of the service.
Ms Metreweli, 47, is currently Director General "Q" - head of the crucial technology and innovation division that aims to keep the identities of secret agents secret, and come up with new ways to evade adversaries like China's biometric surveillance.
"MI6 plays a vital role - with MI5 and GCHQ - in keeping the British people safe and promoting UK interests overseas," she said.
"I look forward to continuing that work alongside the brave officers and agents of MI6 and our many international partners."
Ms Metreweli, who studied anthropology at the University of Cambridge, has previously held director level roles in MI5 - MI6's sister, domestic security agency - and spent most of her career working in the Middle East and Europe.
On the King's overseas and international birthday honours list in 2024, she received the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) for her services to British foreign policy.
Speaking to the Telegraph in December 2021 when she was at MI5, under the pseudonym of "Director K", Ms Metreweli said threats to UK national security "really are diverse".
"The threats we are looking at primarily exist around protecting government, protecting secrets, protecting our people - so counter-assassination - protecting our economy, sensitive technology and critical knowledge," she said.
She added that "Russian state activity - not Russia itself - remains a threat" and that China was "changing the way the world is and that presents amazing opportunities and threats for the UK".
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Great idea -- mostly because of the unambiguous, indisputable, remarkable successes that women in charge of K-12 and Higher Ed have achieved over the past few decades , in the U.S. and around the world.
Hiring based on sex: Such a fine record of such collosal achievements. What a really great idea, Mr. King, what a fine fantasy life , it's no wonder the man can sit in a room alone writing fiction.
[Breitbart] Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is defending her push to exempt farmers, meat packers, and restaurant employers from the nation's immigration laws [actually a temporary exemption but these have a way of becoming permanent]
The New York Times reported on Saturday that Rollins persuaded President Donald Trump to protect those groups from his much-stated campaign promise to deport illegal migrants.
Investors then persuaded Trump to lift enforcement on hotels, which are important to the commercial real estate sector.
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A few things I'd be demanding:
* Registration of all Illegal workers.
* Businesses to pay all unpaid employment related taxes.
* Businesses placed on active monitoring & probation.
* Enforce E-Verify and issue fines to violators.
* Mandatory HEALTH Exams and food handler card issued of all workers.
* Issue 1 year Work VISA's with renewal requiring a Police BkGrd Checks.
* Require Proof that US Citizens were given the opportunity and priority of hiring over VISA workers.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] An attacker opened fire and wounded a person during a protest in Salt Lake City, Utah, US. The city police reported this on June 14 on the social network X.
It is specified that an unknown person opened fire in the city center, near State Street. The incident occurred during the nationwide No Kings action, directed against the policies of US President Donald Trump.
"We are investigating a shooting believed to be related to a demonstration near State Street... We can confirm that the shooting has left one person in critical condition. The victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries," the Salt Lake City police statement said.
The police called on the protesters to leave the scene. It is noted that the alleged attacker was detained.
Earlier, Regnum News Agency reported that protests against the policies of President Donald Trump and his administration took place in a number of major cities. The demonstrations took place as part of the nationwide No Kings action on the day of the military parade in Washington and the birthday of the US President.
President Trump has warned of the possibility of using force in the event of protests during a military parade to celebrate the anniversary of the American army. The politician added that he considers the protesters to be people who hate their country.
On Saturday, an innocent bystander was fatally shot during an organized protest in Salt Lake City, Utah, when two event peacekeepers in neon vests opened fire on a suspect, Arturo Gamboa, 24, who ran toward the crowd with a rifle, and ended up shooting the wrong person.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
...Kamala's smarmy-looking VP running mate, governor of Minnesota and self-admitted knucklehead, who decided to retire rather than to deploy with his National Guard unit, then claimed to have been in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
