The assassination of a Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and the shooting of another lawmaker and his wife at their homes are just the latest addition to a long and unsettling roll call of political violence in the United States.

A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.

Ramsey County Sheriff's Office via FacebookMinnesota Governor Tim Walz said Sunday that police arrested a suspected gunman accused of killing a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband, while posing as a police officer.

A suspect is in custody after Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot Saturday, while State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded.

The United States has a long and grim history of political violence, from presidential assassinations to lynchings and violence aimed at Black people in

The shootings revealed that America’s political fractures have penetrated even into the homes where elected officials sleep.

Follow along for the latest on the manhunt after the deadly shootings that claimed the life of a Minnesota lawmaker.

Rep. Kelly Morrison of Minnesota joins The Weekend to discuss the murder of her former colleague in the Minnesota state house Melissa Hortman and the chilling impact of the politically motivated attack.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension reports that Boelter was last seen on Saturday morning in Minneapolis, after the shootings, wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a dark long-sleeve shirt, and light pants while carrying a dark cross-body bag.