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Vance Boelter is being held in the custody of U.S. Marshals as he awaits his first court appearance in federal court Monday afternoon. After being arrested late Sunday in a field in Sibley County, Boelter was booked into Hennepin County jail after being delivered by the Brooklyn Park Police Department just after 1 a.
Vance Boelter has been formally charged in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, with the FBI revealing that he visited the homes of several other elected officials on the same night he fatally shot State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and separately wounded State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.
Law enforcement is expected to provide more information on Vance Boelter’s arrest and case ahead of his Hennepin County court appearance 6/16.Boelter faces two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder after killing House Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman and her husband,
He wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife but didn’t come into contact with the two other DFL legislators, investigators say.
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Heavily armed and dressed in tactical armor with a silicone mask hiding his face and a police-style badge, Vance Boelter made a convincing police officer – so much so that a real police officer mistook him for a fellow cop.
The man who authorities say shot and killed House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband and injured Sen. John Hoffman and his wife is now facing capital charges.
Court documents reveal new details before the manhunt for Vance Boelter, the leading suspect in a shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers.
Boelter shot and killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband on Saturday. He was arrested after a massive manhunt. , US News News - Times Now