Overview

• Vance Boelter, appointed to the Workforce Development Board by Walz in 2019, is accused of killing State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounding State Senator John Hoffman and his wife
• The FBI has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to Boelter’s arrest and conviction as investigators continue the manhunt
• Senator John Hoffman and his wife remain hospitalized but are reported to be recovering from their injuries
• On Father’s Day, Brewer called Walz “weak” and “emasculated,” attributing Minnesota’s surge in crime to moral decline and political extremism under the governor
• Brewer drew on his Minnesota roots as a former Vikings and Gophers defensive back to highlight his concern over the state’s eroding civic discourse and public safety