Overview
- The suspect, identified by authorities as 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter, donned a latex mask and passed himself off as a police officer before opening fire and escaping.
- State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in their Brooklyn Park home, and State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were critically injured in Champlin during the early-morning attacks on June 14.
- Investigators recovered a manifesto and a list of nearly 70 names in the suspect’s vehicle, which included elected officials and abortion-rights advocates, pointing to a targeted political motive.
- The FBI has joined state and local agencies and is offering up to $50,000 for information leading to an arrest, warning that the suspect remains armed and dangerous.
- Law enforcement has appealed to the public for tips and advised residents in affected suburbs to remain vigilant while the search continues.