The man suspected of fatally shooting a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and wounding another and his wife had “stalked his victims like prey” before opening fire at their homes, elaborately disguised as a law enforcement officer,

The man suspected of shooting and killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and shooting and wounding a second lawmaker and his wife is due in court.

When the gunman in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers approached their homes early on Saturday morning, he was armed with not just a handgun but also a wealth of other gear: a black tactical vest, a badge, a flashlight, a Taser. He arrived in a black S.U.V. with flashing police lights.

SUSPECT CAPTURED: Vance Boelter, the suspect in the fatal shootings of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, as well as the woundings of another lawmaker and his wife, has been captured.

A vehicle left near State Rep. Melissa Hortman's house had a manifesto with a list of lawmakers, making authorities believe these were targeted attacks.

Federal prosecutors revealed in a six-count complaint that Vance Boelter has been charged with murder, stalking, and firearms violations. The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota, Joe Thompson, said on Monday during a press conference that “It is no exaggeration to say that his crimes are the stuff of nightmares.”

Daylight was still two hours off when Brooklyn Park police approached the home of former Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman to find someone had beat them there.

Father Joe Whalen shared the community’s grief in a statement over the weekend, after state Rep. Melissa Hortman — who once taught Sunday school — and her husband, Mark, were murdered.

At the Kansas and Missouri State Capitol buildings, you have to go through security and capitol security guards on duty at all times. But those measures don't extend to lawmakers at their home.

Vance Boelter, who was arrested overnight near his farm in Green Isle, Minnesota, is facing federal charges and state charges, including first-degree murder, officials said.