US EditionProsecutors: Suspect in shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers had planned to target two others
- On early Saturday, Vance Luther Boelter allegedly shot and killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband in their Brooklyn Park home and wounded Senator John Hoffman and his wife at their residence nine miles away.
- Boelter, who posed as a police officer and planned his attack carefully by researching and surveilling his targets, was pursued in the largest manhunt in Minnesota's history until his arrest Sunday evening.
- Authorities said Boelter also visited two other lawmakers' homes but did not carry out further violence as police intervened, preventing a larger planned attack.
- Boelter faces six federal charges including murder and stalking, some eligible for the death penalty, and is being held on a $5 million bond; Minnesota's acting US Attorney called the attacks 'the stuff of nightmares.'
- The shootings highlight increasing violent political extremism, prompting calls from officials to recommit to core democratic values and reject violence in political disagreements.
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Minnesota shooting suspect went to homes of other lawmakers, kept notebook with officials' addresses
Former pastor and Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Luther Boelter made it to the homes of other lawmakers on the night he murdered Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, in addition to injuring Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. #shootingsuspect #Democraticlawmakers #politicalviolence #Minnesotacrime #MinnesotaShooting
Suspect had other targets
MINNEAPOLIS — The man accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another went to the homes of two other legislators on the night of the shootings, intending to inflict more carnage against those on his hit list, a federal…
Prosecutors say suspect targeted two others
MINNEAPOLIS — The man accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another went to the homes of two other legislators on the night of the shootings, intending to inflict more carnage against those on his hit list, a federal…
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