Boston Sci Murder Case Suspect ArrestedBoston Sci Murder Case Suspect Arrested

Shakopee, MN police on Thursday announced the arrest of Lyle "Ty" Marvin Hoffman, suspected of killing a Boston Scientific executive.Hoffman has been a fugitive since August 11, when he is suspected of fatally shooting Kelly L. Phillips, 48, general counsel and vice president for Worldwide Businesses at Boston Scientific in Minneapolis. Hoffman, a former business and romantic partner of Phillips, is also suspected of robbing a bank while he was on the run, according to a recent report in the Star Tribune of Minneapolis.

Shakopee police announced Thursday that Hoffman had been arrested without incident after they responded to reported of a suspicious-looking man in a shopping center near an Arby's. More information was expected later in the day Ramsey County (MN) Sheriff's Office. Minnesota Public Radio reporter Tim Nelson tweeted that a witness said Hoffman appeared skinny and disheveled when police found him.Hoffman was considered armed and dangerous. The Sheriff's Office sought him as a suspect in Phillips' shooting death. Phillips' office was just a few miles from the suburban gas station where he pleaded for his life while being shot. Hoffman was charged via a court-issued arrest warrant with second-degree intentional murder. He is also a suspect in an armed robbery of a bank in Blaine, MN.Hoffman's last known locations had been the Anoka County-Blaine Airport and other parts of the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area.Phillips and Hoffman, 44, founded a Minneapolis a gay bar together in 2009, and Hoffman had lived in a building Phillips owned across the street from the bar, but both relationships soured and Phillips evicted Hoffman a few months ago. Phillips was active in Boston Scientific employees' group that promoted equality. He had fought for marriage equality for gays, and was to wed another man on August 30.Instead, that day was marked by a memorial service for Phillips.

Chris Newmarker is senior editor of MPMN and Qmed. Follow him on Twitter at @newmarker.

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