1 Minnesota lawmaker killed, 1 injured in targeted shootings
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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.
The couple sustained injuries in the shooting, while Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman were murdered
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
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.
Democratic former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, while Sen. John Hoffman was injured in a shooting on June 14. The suspect, Vance Boelter, remains at large. Audio emergency calls have revealed harrowing details.
The governor has ordered flags to fly at half-staff in Hortman's honor. The authorities are searching to apprehend him and have not yet revealed about the possible motive behind the action.
Lawmakers and officials, both local and national, are issuing statements expressing shock and outrage over the shooting deaths of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband.
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FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul on MSNMinnesota lawmaker shootings: Legislators targeted by suspect impersonating policeA shelter-in-place alert was sent out at 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning by the Brooklyn Park Police Department after multiple shootings. A suspect in the shooting may be impersonating law enforcement and should not be approached.