Vance Boelter pleaded guilty Thursday to assassinating Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, and to shooting State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, in attacks that prosecutors described as politically motivated.

•⁠ ⁠Prosecutors said Vance Boelter carried out the shootings while disguised as a police officer and driving a vehicle made to resemble a squad car.

•⁠ ⁠As part of the plea agreement, federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty.