Overview
- State Sen. Julia Coleman and Rep. Kristin Robbins publicly urged conservatives to stop spreading unverified links between the June killings and a separate fraud investigation.
- Authorities say the attack that killed House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife was politically motivated by a lone gunman.
- Vance Luther Boelter is the accused shooter and is awaiting trial on state and federal charges related to the June assaults.
- Actress Sara Foster’s post suggesting a connection drew millions of views and swift pushback from Coleman, who said the theory lacks evidence and urged respect for the victims.
- The welfare‑fraud probe alleging roughly $9 billion in misused funds has drawn national attention after a viral Nick Shirley video, but investigators and lawmakers say it is unrelated to the murders.