The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, ending a nearly two-day search that put the entire state on edge.

St. Paul police Officer Michael Tschida was named officer of the year by the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association this weekend for his role in responding to a man with a gun threatening his ex-girlfriend in late 2023.

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.

The shootings of state lawmakers is likely to spur debate on Minnesota laws governing impersonation, equipment purchases

It's currently a misdemeanor to impersonate an officer in Minnesota. But after this weekend's violence, that could change.

By Nathan Layne and Tom Polansek MINNEAPOLIS, (Reuters) -Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said a 57-year-old suspect was arrested on Sunday in the killing of a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband while posing as a police officer.

Organizers of the protests said that all of the planned events in the state were canceled after a recommendation from Gov. Tim Walz.

MSNBC's Alex Witt questioned whether urging protesters to stay away from #NoKings march will "come back to haunt" police, as anti-Trump anger gets bottled up. The post MSNBC’s Witt Wonders if Warning #NoKings Protesters Away Will ‘Haunt’ MN Police: ‘Will Just Bottle Up Their Aggravation’ first appeared on Mediaite.