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Vance Boelter Arrested and Charged in Targeted Shootings of Minnesota Lawmakers

Investigators are probing his list of more than 45 officials, prompting lawmakers to draft new security measures.

Vance Boelter during his arrest on June 15, 2025.
ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - JUNE 16: A woman lays flowers at a makeshift memorial for DFL State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman at the Minnesota State Capitol building on June 16, 2025 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Law enforcement agencies captured a suspect in the killing of DFL State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, who were shot at their home on June 14th. DFL State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot and hospitalized in a separate incident. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said during a press conference that the shooting "appears to be a politically motivated assassination." (Photo by Steven Garcia/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Vance Boelter was arrested Sunday near his Green Isle home and charged with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder in the June 14 shootings that killed State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark and wounded State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.
  • Court filings show investigators recovered notebooks in Boelter’s SUV listing over 45 state and federal officials as potential targets, and evidence that he impersonated a police officer to gain access to lawmakers’ homes.
  • He faces additional federal counts of interstate stalking, with prosecutors considering life imprisonment or the death penalty, and is scheduled to appear in court again on June 27.
  • Lawmakers whose names appeared on the suspect’s list have vowed not to be intimidated and are urging state and federal authorities to strengthen security measures for public servants.
  • The incident has ignited political fallout in Washington as President Trump declined to call Governor Tim Walz and Senator Mike Lee deleted posts mocking the shootings after facing bipartisan backlash.