India, June 16 -- Utah Sen Mike Lee faced backlash on social media over his comments on the recent Minnesota shootings, which left former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, dead, and Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, injured. Authorities identified the suspect as 57-year-old Vance Boelter. Officers said he wore a mask as he posed as a police officer, even allegedly altering a vehicle to make it look like a police car.

Boelter is at large at the moment, and police have launched a massive manhunt.

On Sunday, Sen Mike Lee made several comments on the shootings, causing his followers to believe that he was 'mocking' the incidents.

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