Boelter was arrested in a field located in a rural part of Sibley County, in southwest Minneapolis, and he was being interviewed at a law enforcement facility, Drew Evans, the superintendent of the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said.

Authorities detained the wife of 57-year-old Vance Boelter, the suspect accused in the deadly shooting of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband early Saturday morning.

In a politically motivated attack, two Minnesota lawmakers were shot in their homes early Saturday. Former House Speaker Melissa Hortman was killed, while State Senator John Hoffman was wounded. Authorities are conducting a statewide manhunt for the suspect,