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Manhunt Continues for Suspect in Targeted Shootings of Minnesota Lawmakers

A $50,000 reward underscores efforts to capture the suspect with expanded security for officials listed in his manifesto

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The suspect in Representative Melissa Hortman's assassination had a manifesto and a list of targets, including key Minnesota Democrats.
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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

  • Suspect impersonated a police officer to fatally shoot former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband in Brooklyn Park and to wound Senator John Hoffman and his wife, who are recovering after surgery.
  • Law enforcement discovered a manifesto in the suspect’s abandoned police-style SUV naming about 70 individuals, including lawmakers and abortion providers.
  • Vance Luther Boelter remains at large as of June 15 as federal and state agencies coordinate a wide-area manhunt in the Minneapolis–St. Paul region.
  • The FBI has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to Boelter’s arrest and conviction.
  • Minnesota officials canceled “No Kings” protests and bolstered security at other lawmakers’ residences over concerns of further politically motivated attacks.