Overview

• On June 14, Vance Boelter, disguised as a police officer, fatally shot State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband in Brooklyn Park and wounded State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife in Champlin.
• Boelter was arrested on June 15 in Sibley County and charged federally with murder, stalking and firearm offenses alongside state counts of second-degree murder and attempted murder.
• Investigators found a hit list in Boelter’s vehicle naming about 70 Democratic lawmakers and abortion rights activists plus separate records listing hundreds of other public officials across several states.
• Democratic and Republican lawmakers have called for increased security funding and 24-hour protection measures on Capitol Hill with some members cancelling or adjusting public events for safety.
• This week’s briefings highlighted that nearly 9,500 threats against members of Congress were reported last year, the highest annual total since 2021.