BROOKLYN PARK, , Minn. – Police launched a dragnet for a 57-year-old Minnesota man who they say fled the house of prominent state legislator Melissa Hortman after killing her and he husband. Vance Luther Boelter was inside the Hortman house when police arrived about 3:45 a.m., police said. He shot at officers, who shot back, and then fled on foot into the dark. It was believed he was not hurt in the shoot-out, nor were officers. Police established a perimeter to find Boelter. Because the Hortman house is near Brooklyn Park’s Edinburgh Golf Course, police thought he might be hiding there. They extended the search three miles around the golf course. How he got away was a mystery. He didn’t retreat to his Ford Explorer, which was still on the street at the Hortman place. Police issued this description:

> White male. Age 57.

> Six-foot-one and 220 pounds,

> Gray hair although with head shaved clean.

> Brown eyes.

> Armed and danger0us.

At the scene, police said Boelter was dressed in dark blue and wore a badge, apparently intended to impersonate a police officer when he rang the Hortmans’ bell. The guise was enhanced by his black Explorer, a look-alike for a police cruiser. The vehicle was complete with a flashing blue light on the dashboard,