Minnesota Lawmaker Shootings Suspect
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MN lawmaker shooting: Boelter went to 4 lawmakers' homes [RAW]Federal authorities announced charges against Vance Boelter on Monday, revealing more details on Boelter's actions when he shot and injured Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, and fatally shot Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband.
Acting US Attorney Joseph Thompson gave a rundown of the six federal charges against Boelter at a press conference Monday morning, stemming from Sunday’s ambush attack of the Minnesota
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.
A car allegedly belonging to Vance Boelter, the man suspected of shooting two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses over the weekend, has reportedly been discovered a day later and more than 50 miles away from where the tragedy took place in Minnesota.
Boelter claimed to have a doctorate of education, and said he spent extensive time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa — where he was seen in videos apparently preaching on stage.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said the deadly shooting of state Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband on Saturday was politically motivated, noting that there was some
Vance Luther Boelter, the subject of a continued manhunt as of Saturday afternoon, is listed as director of security patrols for Praetorian Guard Security Services. Authorities say the suspect in the shootings was impersonating a police officer.