Governor Tim Walz has characterized the shootings as a "politically motivated." The arrest concludes a nearly two-day manhunt for the shooter who posed as a police officer.A man suspected of killing a lawmaker in Minnesota and wounding another was taken into custody Sunday evening, police officials said. This concludes the nearly two-day manhunt that put the midwestern state on edge. US law enforcement officers confirmed the arrest to Associated Press on the condition of annonymity. Meanwhile American news channel ABC News reported the same, citing several sources. The channel further said the man was arrested near his farm near Green Isle, Minnesota. The state's governor was expected to give a press briefing at 11:30 pm local time (3:30 GMT). A man, posing as a police officer, shot and killed former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their Brooklyn Park home early Saturday in the northern Minneapolis suburbs. Before the arrest, authorities had said they had found a car, hat and other items belonging to the suspected shooter. The man had fled on foot early on Saturday when officers confronted him at Hortman's home. Police say this was the same person who shot and injured Senator John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife at their home nine miles (14 kilometers) away. Hoffman was undergoing surgery after being hit with nine bullets, according to a text message his wife sent to Democrat Senator Amy Klobuchar. The lawmaker posted this message on X earlier on Sunday. "We are both incredibly lucky to be alive," Yvette Hoffman said in the message. What do we know about the shooter? Friends and family of the suspected shooter said he was deeply religious and went to campaign rallies for US President Donald Trump. In the car, officials found fliers for a local 'No Kings' rally scheduled for Saturday and a notebook with name of other lawmakers. This list also included names of abortion rights activists and healthcare officials, AP reported citing unnamed police officials. Both Hortman and Hoffman defended abortion rights at the state legislature. Drew Evans, Supertntendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, had earlier said that the suspect was not believed to have made any public threats before the attacks. As for the motivation of the shootings, he said, "We often want easy answers for complex problems. Those answers will come as we complete the full picture of our investigation." Edited by: Wesley Dockery