'Senseless Violence Came To My Door': Vance Boelter Visited Rep. Bahner's Home

SEN. LIESKE: We can, and must, disagree without violence

By now, you are all aware of the tragedy that took place early on June 14, when Minnesota was rocked by unimaginable violence. A masked gunman, posing as a police officer, visited the homes of several lawmakers.

The term ‘lone gunman’ ignores the structures that enable violence

Members of law enforcement agencies search for shooting suspect Vance Boelter at a house on June 15, 2025, in Belle Plaine, Minn. AP Photo/George Walker IVWhen shots rang out in Minnesota, targeting state Democratic politicians, the headlines quickly followed a familiar script: a mentally unstable suspect and the well-worn label “lone gunman.” According to media reports, the Minnesota gunman, Vance Luther Boelter, was a deeply religious anti-abo…

Minnesota lawmaker shootings: What we know about Vance Boelter

Before he was accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, Vance Boelter led a life that ranged from preaching in Africa to working for local funeral homes.

'Senseless Violence Came To My Door': Vance Boelter Visited Rep. Bahner's Home

'Senseless Violence Came To My Door': Vance Boelter Visited Rep. Kristin Bahner's Home - Maple Grove, MN - Bahner said her Maple Grove home was one of four visited by Boelter, who killed state Rep. Melissa Hortman an hour later, authorities said.

Minnesota State Representative, Senator say shooter visited their homes

MAPLE GROVE, MINN – A Maple Grove, Minn., legislator says she was one of the legislators in who suspected shooter Vance Boelter visited during a shooting spree that killed Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, along with injuring Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. State Representative Kristin Bahner, who has served in the legislature since 2018, representing District District 37B. “This senseless violence …

Rep. Bahner confirms Vance Boelter came to her door, says she was saved by 'divine intervention'

Rep. Kristin Bahner of Maple Grove confirmed on Wednesday she was one of the four DFL lawmakers targeted by alleged assassin Vance Boelter.