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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.
After a 43-hour manhunt and intense search, authorities arrested a Minnesota man accused of shooting two state Democratic lawmakers and their spouses. Vance Boelter, 57, now faces both federal and state charges in connection with the killings of Melissa Hortman and her husband,
A federal prosecutor said Vance Boelter went to the homes of four politicians in a deadly rampage in Minnesota on Saturday.
St. Cloud State graduate Vance Boelter appeared in federal court Monday afternoon. He is assigned a public defender, citing financial woes.
Notebooks found in Boelter’s car reveal the chilling, meticulous planning he allegedly put into the twisted attack on two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses.
The suspect built a scattered career ranging from food to retailing to private security to pastoring, public records and his online postings show.
The judge presiding over the upcoming burglary trial of state Sen. Nicole Mitchell is postponing the trial given the slaying of Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was fatally shot along with her husband in their home Saturday morning.
The manhunt for the man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses continues into Sunday, with sources telling ABC affiliate KSTP that his wife has been detained for questioning.