Brooklyn Park police Sgt. Rielly Nordan had just wrapped up his shift early Saturday morning when he heard that Champlin police were responding to a shooting at a home — and one of the victims was a state senator.

Police and federal agents swarmed the Minnesota farm community after discovering a car and a hat belonging to suspected assassin Vance Boelter — ordering residents to stay indoors and lock their

The shootings were in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, two neighboring cities about 10 and 20 miles from downtown Minneapolis, Walz said Saturday morning. The governor's office said it will provide an update on "violence targeted at legislators" on Saturday morning.

Vance Boelter manhunt: Emergency alert in Sibley County after vehicle found originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Items possibly belonging to suspected assassin Vance Boelter have been found abandoned in southern Minnesota, sparking an emergency alert for local residents.

Multiple law enforcement sources have told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS a traffic stop at a convenience store located near Onamia late Saturday morning involved a vehicle which was carrying Boelter's wife, as well as three other relatives.