Federal Grand Jury Indicts Suspect Accused Of Targeting Minnesota Lawmakers In Deadly Shooting Spree

A national expansive assemblage has formally indicted Vance Boelter connected six national charges for nan shootings that near 1 Minnesota lawmaker and her hubby dormant and a 2nd lawmaker and his woman injured. 

"Vance Boelter planned and carried retired a nighttime of panic that shook Minnesota to its core," acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson said successful a statement. "He carried retired targeted political assassinations nan likes of which person ne'er been seen successful Minnesota."

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Boelter, 57, has been charged pinch stalking and murdering erstwhile Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, astatine their location successful Minneapolis past month. He besides is charged pinch stalking and shooting authorities Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, and for attempting to sprout their daughter, Hope, according to a news merchandise from nan U.S. Attorney's Office for nan District of Minnesota.

A mugshot of Minnesota lawmaker shooting fishy Vance Boelter successful custody astatine Hennepin County Jail.  (Hennepin County Jail)

Boelter, who allegedly conducted extended investigation anterior to nan attacks, could perchance look life successful situation aliases nan decease penalty.

Authorities allege Boelter impersonated a personnel of law enforcement connected June 14 and past went to nan homes of nan Democratic elected officials pinch nan volition of murdering them. 

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Boelter first went to nan location of nan Hoffmans successful Champlin, Minnesota, wherever he allegedly changeable Senator Hoffman and his woman repeatedly. Prosecutors opportunity he besides attempted to sprout their daughter, Hope, according to nan news release.

Minnesota authorities senators Melissa Hortman and Senator John Hoffman were targeted successful a shooting that near nan erstwhile dormant and nan second earnestly injured. (AP Images)

After that, he allegedly drove to nan homes of 2 different elected officials but discovered nary 1 was home. Boelter past allegedly went to nan location of Melissa Hortman and her husband, wherever he is accused of many times shooting and sidesplitting them. The shootings sparked a two-day manhunt, ending pinch Boelter’s seizure successful adjacent Sibley County. 

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"I consciousness alleviation coming successful knowing that nan perpetrator of these heinous acts will beryllium charged to the fullest grade of nan law," Hope Hoffman said successful a statement. "Though I was not changeable physically, I will now everlastingly coexist pinch nan PTSD of watching my parents beryllium astir changeable dormant successful beforehand of maine and seeing my life flash earlier my eyes pinch a weapon successful my face."

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks astatine a property convention held astatine nan Minnesota Emergency Management Center pursuing nan apprehension of Vance Boelter, nan fishy successful nan assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her hubby and nan attempted assassination of Sen. John Hoffman and his woman successful Minnesota, United States connected May 15, 2025.  (Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The indictment comes soon aft Boelter said retired astir nan alleged killings successful a jailhouse interview, looking to destruct definite theories surrounding nan motivations down nan attacks. 

"You are sportfishing and I can’t talk astir my case," Vance Boelter wrote to the New York Post from nan Sherburne County Jail past week. "I’ll opportunity it didn’t impact either nan Trump worldly aliases pro-life."

"I americium pro-life personaly [sic] but it wasn’t those," he reportedly said successful a connection sent from nan jail’s soul messaging system. "I will conscionable opportunity location is simply a batch of accusation that will travel retired successful early that group will look astatine and judge for themselves that goes backmost 24 months earlier nan 14th. If nan gov ever let’s [sic] it get out."  

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The U.S. Attorney's Office for nan District of Minnesota did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.