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Suspect in Minnesota Lawmaker Shootings Charged as Authorities Probe Extremist Motives

Vance Boelter faces multiple federal and state murder and firearms counts after disguising himself as an officer to attack two lawmakers’ homes on June 14

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A handout photo posted by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office appears to show Vance Luther Boelter, 57, the suspected gunman in the shooting deaths of a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker and her husband, in custody, at an unidentified location, released June 15, 2025. Ramsey County Sheriff's Office via Facebook/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Vance Luther Boelter, 57, the suspected gunman in the shooting deaths of a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker and her husband, appears in this June 16, 2025 mugshot provided by Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via REUTERS/File Photo

Overview

  • Boelter approached Sen. John Hoffman’s Champlin residence wearing a realistic police uniform and silicone mask, shooting Hoffman nine times and his wife Yvette eight times before fleeing
  • About 90 minutes later he targeted former House Speaker Melissa Hortman’s Brooklyn Park home, killing her, her husband Mark and their dog after exchanging fire with responding officers
  • Investigators recovered five firearms, extensive ammunition and notebooks listing over 45 state and federal elected officials, indicating detailed, premeditated planning
  • He has been indicted on federal stalking, murder and weapons charges and faces state counts that include first-degree murder for the deaths of the Hortmans and attempted murder for the Hoffmans
  • A letter Boelter left claiming Gov. Tim Walz ordered an assassination of Sen. Amy Klobuchar has been deemed baseless as the FBI and DOJ expand their probe into potential extremist ties