Police hunt for gunman who shot Minnesota lawmakers while posing as officer

With a massive manhunt underway in the U.S. state of Minnesota after the shootings of Democratic state lawmakers, authorities on Sunday found the car used by the suspect, who allegedly posed as a police officer, while committing the crime.

Authorities say a 57-year-old suspect, identified as Vance Luther Boelter, disguised in a police-style uniform and latex mask, carried out coordinated shootings at two locations in the Minneapolis suburbs in the early hours of Saturday morning.

State Senator John Hoffman and his wife in Champlin were shot and critically wounded first, before former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed at their home in Brooklyn Park.

Officers confronted the suspect at Hortman's residence, but Boelter escaped on foot.

His car was recovered, along with a hit list which included the names of around 70 Democratic politicians.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called the shooting a "politically motivated assassination," and the FBI issued a 50,000 U.S. dollar reward for information leading to the suspect's capture.