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FBI Joins Manhunt for Suspect in Targeted Shootings of Minnesota Lawmakers

Investigators discovered a manifesto listing roughly 70 figures from politics to healthcare in the suspect’s abandoned vehicle

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Minnesota State Senator John A. Hoffman and Rep. Melissa Hortman.
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Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman addresses the house floor after being re-elected for her third term during the first day of the 2023 legislative session on Jan. 3, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota House Democrats have rolled out their main tax bill of the session, saying it contains nearly $3 billion in breaks that would add up to the largest tax cut in state history. Hortman told reporters Monday, April 17, that their bill would make the tax system fairer while funding priorities that Minnesotans value most.

Overview

  • Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot at their Brooklyn Park home early June 14, hours after state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in Champlin.
  • Officers say the gunman impersonated a police officer by wearing a uniform, badge and driving an SUV outfitted with emergency lights before exchanging fire and fleeing on foot.
  • Authorities have identified 57-year-old Vance Boelter as the suspect, whose vehicle yielded the manifesto linking him to multiple potential targets.
  • Hundreds of law enforcement personnel from the FBI, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and local agencies are coordinating a multi-jurisdictional search across Hennepin County.
  • State patrol officials found ‘No Kings’ protest flyers in the suspect’s car and urged Minnesotans to avoid planned demonstrations while a shelter-in-place alert remains in effect.