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Here’s what we know about the 57-year-old charged with the murders of state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband and shootings of state senator John Hoffman and his wife.
A massive two-day manhunt ended on Sunday with the arrest of Vance Boelter, 57, for allegedly killing a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker and her husband while posing as a police officer, Governor Tim Walz said.
The suspect, identified by authorities as Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was arrested after state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed, and State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were shot multiple times and wounded in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, two neighboring suburban cities 10 to 20 miles outside Minneapolis.
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Vance Boelter, the man suspected of assassinating one Minnesota lawmaker and shooting another over the weekend, is in police custody, ending a nearly two-day manhunt, described as the largest in state history.
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The man accused of shooting Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota on Saturday while impersonating a police officer worked for a security company that advertised a fleet of “police type vehicles,” and other equipment that could potentially have aided him in appearing to be law enforcement.
Questions and misinformation have spread on social media and other platforms about the political views of the man suspected of assassinating Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman, and any connections that alleged gunman had to Gov.
A massive search has stretched into its second day for a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her suburban Minneapolis home and injured another.
Vance Luther Boelter, the suspect in the weekend shooting of Minnesota lawmakers, is a former pastor and an appointee to the Governor s Workforce Development Board He was named to the board by both
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz provides an update on the man suspected of killing a US politician and their partner after he was detained by local law enforcement.
Vance Luther Boelter, 57, is accused of impersonating a police officer and gunning down former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot but survived. He was charged with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder, according to online records.
The Minnesota shooter responsible for the assassination of Representative Melissa Hortman had the names of Tim Walz, Ilhan Omar, and Tina Smith in a manifesto, authorities revealed Saturday.