Overview

• Vance Boelter was taken into custody on June 16 following a two-day manhunt led by local and federal authorities.
• He is accused of fatally shooting State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband and of wounding State Senator John Hoffman and his wife.
• Investigators found tactical gear in his vehicle along with a list naming about 70 potential targets, including Democratic officials and abortion clinic staff.
• Authorities say Boelter, a Trump supporter who strongly opposed abortion, wore a police uniform and a latex mask to gain entry to his victims’ homes.
• Before the attack, he served on Minnesota’s Workforce Development Board after being appointed by Governor Tim Walz in 2019.