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He wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife but didn’t come into contact with the two other DFL legislators, investigators say.
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Heavily armed and dressed in tactical armor with a silicone mask hiding his face and a police-style badge, Vance Boelter made a convincing police officer – so much so that a real police officer mistook him for a fellow cop.
Vance Boelter has been charged in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, and the FBI says that he visited the homes of multiple other elected officials the night he killed Minnesota Rep.
Following the shooting and killing of Melissa Hortman, the top Democrat in the Minnesota House, and her husband, Mark, in their home on Saturday, June 14, Vance Boelter has been arrested as the prime
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Vance Boelter, 57, a self-described born‑again Christian preacher who claimed to have ministered in Gaza and southern Lebanon, now stands accused of orchestrating a politically motivated killing spree.
A suspect is in custody after Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot Saturday, while state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded.
New details about Vance Boelter, accused of fatally shooting a state lawmaker and her husband, were revealed in court documents.
Several law enforcement agencies searched the Green Isle home of Vance Boelter on Saturday after he was named the suspect in the shootings of Melissa Hortman, John Hoffman and their spouses.