US EditionMinnesota Shooting Suspect Identified as 57-Year-Old Vance Boelter
- Two Minnesota state lawmakers, Representative Melissa Hortman and Senator John Hoffman, and their spouses were shot early Saturday morning in separate attacks at their homes in Brooklyn Park and Champlin.
- Authorities identified 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter, who impersonated a police officer, as the suspect and launched a massive manhunt while issuing safety warnings.
- Hortman and her husband died from gunshot wounds, while Hoffman and his wife remain hospitalized, and writings found in a fake police car mentioned multiple lawmakers including them.
- Governor Walz called the shootings targeted political violence and urged Minnesotans to avoid rallies until the suspect's capture, while authorities enhanced security for threatened officials.
- The ongoing FBI-coordinated investigation highlights deep political divisions and possible extremist motives, prompting cancelled protests and widespread precautions across Minnesota.
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Who is Vance Luther Boelter, shooting suspect who killed Minnesota lawmaker, injured another?
Dressed as a police officer, 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter shot and killed former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, at their Minnesota home. State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were also injured after being shot at. Notably, in 2019, Boelter was appointed by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to a four-year term on the Governor’s Workforce Development Board
Vance Boelter is 57 years old and would have acted for political reasons: one of his friends said that last year he had voted for Donald Trump
A 57-year-old man suspected of murdering a politician texted a close acquaintance that he might soon be dead.
Police Name Suspect in Lawmakers' Shootings
Hundreds of law enforcement officials searched the Twin Cities area on Saturday for a 57-year-old man identified by police as the suspect in the shooting of two state legislators and their spouses. Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot to death early Saturday in their home, and...
Who is Vance Luther Boelter? Minnesota assassination suspect with ties to Governor Tim Walz
Vance Luther Boelter was identified as the prime person of interest in the 'politically motivated assassination' and assassination attempt of Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. He is said to be an avid Trump supporter despite being a former Tim Walz appointee.
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