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Minnesota Shooting Suspect Charged Following Discovery of Lawmaker Hit List

Documents seized from Boelter include names and addresses of roughly 70 lawmakers and activists

A memorial is seen on the desk of state Rep. Melissa Hortman in the House chambers at the Minnesota State Capitol on Monday.
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Overview

  • Vance Boelter was arrested on June 15 and faces federal charges including murder, stalking and weapons offenses alongside state-level murder and attempted murder counts
  • Investigators recovered from his unmarked SUV a notebook and protest flyers listing about 70 names and addresses of Democratic officials and abortion-rights advocates
  • FBI agents and U.S. Capitol Police are probing whether Boelter received help in planning or executing the attacks and are reviewing hundreds of pages of surveillance notes for motive
  • Members of Congress are pressing leadership for expanded security budgets, around-the-clock protection details and mandatory safety briefings for lawmakers and their families
  • Illinois Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Nikki Budzinski and Sen. Laura Fine confirmed their names appeared on Boelter’s target list as legislators nationwide reassess personal security measures