UPDATE: Vance Boelter - Minnesota Lawmaker Shooting Suspect Manhunt

Minnesota Lawmakers’ Shooting: Details Emerge on Suspect Vance Boelter’s Actions and Motives

CHAMPLIN, Minn. — Following the June 14, 2025, shootings that left Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, dead, and State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, critically injured, new details have emerged about suspect Vance Luther Boelter, his personal struggles, and the investigation into the attacks that have been widely characterized as politically motivated.

John and Yvette Hoffman, shot six and four times respectively at their Champlin home, remain hospitalized but are stable and expected to recover fully. Yvette heroically shielded their daughter, Hope, during the attack. The Hoffmans have not commented directly on Boelter, though a family statement expressed gratitude for their survival. Boelter, 57, a former food industry manager and security company co-founder, allegedly impersonated a police officer during the attacks. His black Buick sedan and cowboy hat were found abandoned in Sibley County, near Minnesota Highway 25 and 301st Avenue, eight miles from his Green Isle home.

Boelter’s wife, Jenny, was detained for questioning in Onamia, Minnesota, around 10:00 a.m. on June 14, 75 miles from the crime scenes, in a vehicle with three unidentified relatives, along with a weapon, ammunition, cash, and passports. She was released without charges. The shootings prompted a proactive welfare check by Brooklyn Park Police at the Hortman residence, initiated by a sergeant’s intuition after the Hoffman attack. Two officers arrived at 3:35 a.m., exchanged gunfire with Boelter, and discovered the Hortmans’ bodies, sparking a manhunt involving over 100 officers.

Boelter sent a text to his friend and roommate, David Carlson, and another friend, Ron, at 6:00 a.m., expressing love, regret, and anticipation of his possible death, claiming his friends knew nothing of his plans. Carlson described Boelter as financially strained, having failed in his security business, Praetorian Guard Security Services, and African ventures, despite a resume boasting roles at Nestlé, security expertise, and appointments to Minnesota workforce boards under Governors Dayton and Walz. Boelter’s recent low-paying jobs, including funeral home work, contrasted with his earlier successes.

According to reports, a manifesto found in Boelter’s vehicle listed 50 to 70 targets, primarily Democratic lawmakers like Hortman, Hoffman, Governor Tim Walz, and U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, alongside abortion providers and Planned Parenthood locations, reflecting his anti-abortion views. Accompanying “No Kings” anti-Trump protest flyers which some suggest is evidence of an anti-government motive, though Boelter’s reported Trump support muddies his ideology. Authorities describe the document as a hit list rather than a detailed ideological statement, with ongoing analysis to clarify his motives.

The attacks, labeled “politically motivated” by Governor Walz, have heightened security for Minnesota officials, with the FBI and local police continuing the search for Boelter, who remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous.

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