UPDATE: Vance Boelter arrested sources tell FOX 9

UPDATE (9:30 PM) Vance Boelter has been arrested alive, sources are confirming with FOX 9.

Boelter is the suspect who assassinated Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and injured Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. Rep. Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot in their Brooklyn Park home early Saturday morning. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were shot and injured in their Champlin home.

9 p.m. – emergency alert:

Alerts sent to phones in the Green Isle area says, “MN shooter spotted on foot … in military gear and armed near the 355 block of 200th St. Lock your doors and shelter in place.”

Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, released the following statement:

“I’m grateful that this nightmare has come to an end with the suspected murderer captured alive so he can be charged, prosecuted, and punished for the horror he has wrought on our state. Thank you to the brave men and women of local, state, and federal law enforcement who have worked around the clock to ensure this evil man faces justice.”

Gov. Tim Walz and law enforcement officials will hold a public safety briefing to provide updates at 10:30 p.m.

A livestream of the briefing is available on the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s YouTube channel.

BLAINE, Minn. (KVRR/CNN/AP) — Minnesota BCA says the search for Vance Boelter has taken them to Sibley County, just southwest of the Twin Cities.

This morning they found a vehicle and a cowboy hat that they believe is tied to Boelter.

Drew Evans, superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said authorities found a car very early Sunday they believed Boelter was using, a few miles from his home in Green Isle, in the farm country about an hour west of Minneapolis. He also said they found evidence in the car that was relevant to the investigation, but did not provide details.

The superintendent also said authorities interviewed Boelter’s wife and other family members in connection with Saturday’s shootings. He said they were cooperative and were not in custody.

There is a nationwide warrant for his arrest along with a federal warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Boelter is a suspect in the murders of Speaker of the House Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband and the attempted murders of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.

Police were responding to a shooting at Hoffman’s home around 2 a.m. when officers went to check on Hortman who lived about 9 miles away, at around 3:35 a.m.

As they arrived at her home, they encountered the suspect dressed like a police officer.

As he came out of the house, he exchanged gunfire with the police before escaping on foot, leaving behind what appeared to be a police car at the scene.

Police found writings in the vehicle that included a hit list with nearly 70 names.

Those named are mostly Democratic politicians or figures with ties to abortion rights, including Minnesota lawmakers Rep. Ilhan Omar and Sen. Tina Smith. Boelter also had survival gear in the vehicle.

FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for the capture of Boelter.

Tips can be submitted to bca.tips@state.mn.us