US EditionMinnesota Shooting Suspect’s Wife Offers Sympathies to Lawmakers’ Families
- Vance Boelter is accused of fatally shooting former Speaker of the Minnesota House, Melissa Hortman, and her husband, as well as wounding state Senator John Hoffman and his wife during attacks at their residences on June 14.
- The shootings prompted a large manhunt, with law enforcement contacting Boelter's family early that morning, leading to their immediate cooperation.
- Boelter's wife issued a statement expressing shock and heartbreak while emphasizing their full cooperation, including voluntarily meeting agents, answering questions, and allowing searches.
- She stated that they stopped on their own and waited for authorities to arrive, described the violence as a betrayal of their Christian values, and extended heartfelt condolences to the families affected by the tragedy.
- Boelter remains in custody with a federal court appearance set for June 27, and the investigation and legal proceedings continue amid ongoing public and official responses.
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‘Completely blindsided’: Wife of Minnesota lawmaker shooting suspect releases statement
ST. PAUL — Jenny Boelter, the wife of Vance Boelter — suspect in the shootings of two Minnesota Lawmakers and their spouses — released a statement Thursday saying the violence was a "betrayal" of her family's beliefs. “We are absolutely shocked, heartbroken and completely blindsided,” Jenny Boelter said in the statement. “This violence does not at all align with our beliefs as a family. It is a betrayal of everything we hold true as tenets of ou…
Vance Boelter's wife releases statement after his arrest for Minnesota lawmaker shootings
In the statement, Jenny Boelter expressed sympathies to the Hortman and Hoffman families, and recounted the hours after her husband allegedly shot the lawmakers and their spouses.
Minnesota shooting suspect’s wife offers sympathies to lawmakers’ families
Jenny Boelter, the wife of the Minnesota shooting suspect, extended her sympathies to the families of the lawmakers and spouses who were slain or seriously wounded in their homes earlier this month. In a statement provided through a legal representative, Boelter said she was “absolutely shocked” and “horrified” by the shootings and was cooperating fully…
Wife of suspect in shooting of Minnesota lawmaker calls husband's alleged actions 'a betrayal'
The wife of the man accused in the Minnesota lawmaker shootings spoke out for the first time Thursday, calling the attack that left two dead and two others wounded "a betrayal."Vance Boelter, 57, is facing state and federal charges in connection with two June 14 shootings at the homes of Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and Democratic state Sen.
Wife of accused Minnesota lawmaker assassin Vance Boelter says family was ‘completely blindsided’ by husband’s politically motivated violence
The wife of alleged Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter says her family was "completely blindsided" by her husband’s politically-motivated shooting spree that left a lawmaker and her husband dead earlier this month.
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