US EditionMinnesota Shooting Suspect Identified as 57-Year-Old Vance Boelter
MINNESOTA, JUN 20 – Vance Boelter, 57, posed as a police officer in a politically motivated attack that killed former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, authorities said.
- 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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Sioux City JournalNeighbors recall suspicious behavior at Northwest Iowa home owned by suspect in Minnesota shooting
Neighbors recalled Tuesday what they viewed as some suspicious activity at the Pierson, Iowa, home owned by Vance Boelter, a suspect in the shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers.
'This is not who we are': Bible college attended by Minnesota shooting suspect defends founder
A Christian college attended by the suspected perpetrator of the assassination of a Minnesota politician and her husband and the attempted murder of another state lawmaker and his wife has denounced the attack and clarified assertions made about its founder. #Minnesota #ChristfortheNationsInstitute #FBI #Shootingsuspect
Christ for the Nations, where suspect in Minnesota shooting attended, denounces ‘hateful actions’
(RNS) — In the Buick sedan Vance Boelter left on a rural road outside Minneapolis, law enforcement found a letter addressed to the FBI identifying himself as “the shooter at large in Minnesota.” Police have also found a Ford SUV belonging to Boelter, filled with weapons, notebooks full of website names and other resources suggesting he stalked his victims, and a list of some 70 politicians that authorities say he also targeted. But nowhere have …
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