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Minnesota Lawmaker Shootings Expose Security Gaps and Drive Calls for New Protections

Lawmakers are urging an expansion of security funding with measures such as scrubbing personal data after authorities say suspect Vance Boelter targeted more than 45 officials

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Overview

  • On June 14, gunman Vance Boelter killed former Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounded State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife during separate home attacks.
  • Investigators found Boelter kept notebooks listing over 45 state and federal officials and conducted online searches for their addresses before his arrest.
  • Elected officials including Rep. Jasmine Crockett voiced personal safety fears and highlighted doxxing tactics and unsolicited pizza deliveries to underscore growing threats.
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Joe Morelle urged Speaker Mike Johnson to substantially increase the Members Representational Allowance to fund enhanced security services.
  • In response to over 9,400 credible threats reported by U.S. Capitol Police, lawmakers are weighing anti-doxxing laws, data-scrubbing measures and a potential secret session to strengthen protection protocols.