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.

A dedicated volunteer who taught Sunday school and loved dogs. A lawyer who served as a Girl Scout Leader and worked at her dad’s auto parts store. A mother and wife whose husband was killed alongside her.

Melissa Hortman’ s influence at the Minnesota Capitol and her power as a Democratic leader to shape the course of a deeply divided Legislature were a far cry from her job as a teenager making chili-cheese burritos and overshadowed her volunteer work training service dogs for veterans.

Investigators found a cowboy hat near the vehicle and were working to determine whether it belongs to Boelter.

"She was already an elected official and went to Harvard to learn how to be a better public servant for Minnesota, so we all looked up to her," a friend and former classmate said.

Minnesota resident Kevin Effertz speaks to Fox News Digital at the exact spot where authorities nabbed Vance Boelter, accused of killing lawmakers Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman. (Fox News Digital)

Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson on Monday detailed the “chilling” background surrounding the fatal shootings of Democrat Minnesota state Rep.

Live updates: Minnesota lawmaker shooting suspect to appear in court on murder charges after huge manhunt Almost 200 law enforcement — including members of 20 regional and local SWAT teams — descended on eastern Sibley County to apprehend suspect Vance Boelter.