Authorities arrested and charged 57-year-old Vance Boelter on Sunday night after he allegedly shot and killed House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband in their Brooklyn Park home and shot and seriously injured state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife in their home in Champlin.
He faces two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree attempted murder for the Saturday shootings.
Earlier in the weekend, Gov. Tim Walz said the attack appeared to be a targeted act of political violence.
Officials said Boelter left a list of politicians at the scene. A person who has seen the list said it included several abortion rights supporters, including lawmakers. Sen. Amy Klobuchar appeared on the list, according to federal law enforcement sources. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison also said he was on the list.
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12:01 a.m. -Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher said Vance Boelter was taken to the Sibley County jail by Brooklyn Park police. However, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans declined to give the name of the law enforcement facility at which Boelter is being interviewed.
“Now begins the hard work of looking at what the motive is, looking at putting this case together, and so that’s yet to come,” Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said.
Earlier in the news conference, Gov. Tim Walz talked about the legacy of Melissa Hortman.
“Melissa Hortman was the core of who our values were,” Walz said. “She had a hand in so many things that happened. The building that we stand in, she helped usher through, so that we could respond from the State Emergency Operations Center with professionalism and give the tools necessary to law enforcement to do their job.”
11:40 p.m. -Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley attributed “an alert police officer” for some of the success of Vance Boelter’s apprehension. After finding Boelter’s abandoned vehicle, the officer reported that he believed he may have seen Boelter running into the woods, which helped lead to the creation of a large-scale perimeter.
Law enforcement searched the woods for hours until they found Boelter.
“In approximately an hour and a half or so, we were able to close the distance ... and we were able to call him out to us,” Bruley said.
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said authorities are confident Boelter committed the shootings alone, but said they will be exploring if there was a “broader network” related to the crimes.
“We have not uncovered any of that at this time but that will be part of our investigation and we will fully explore that,” Evans said.
11:21 p.m. -Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans applauded the coordinated effort by law enforcement agencies.
Evans said Brooklyn Park police confronting Boelter Saturday morning forced the suspect to abandon his car, and said if that hadn’t happened, he had “every confidence this [violence] would have continued.”
“The incredible teamwork that was done and the large number of law enforcement certainly put us in a position where they were able to maneuver into this area to safely put him in a place [where he could be apprehended],” Evans said.
Evans said authorities used unmanned aerial vehicles and a helicopter. He said officers used infrared technology as well.
“The technology in cases like this are incredible tools to be able to supplement the great hard work of all the people that were on the ground every day,” he said.
Evans said Boelter was taken into custody in a rural area characterized by “streams, fields, woods, crops.” He was ultimately arrested in a field.
Authorities are continuing to look into whether anyone assisted Boelter. Evans said he didn’t have specifics on whether Boelter said anything when taken into custody or whether he had a phone.
“I will say he was armed,” he said.
11:10 p.m. -Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley called the search for Vance Boelter “the largest manhunt in the state’s history.” He said 20 SWAT teams were searching for Boelter.
Leading up to Boelter’s arrest, there had been information that he was seen in the area. Investigators converged on the rural area with several SWAT teams as well as assistance of air support from the Minnesota State Patrol, according to state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans.
“The suspect crawled to law enforcement teams and was placed under arrest at that point in time,” Lt. Colonel Jeremy Geiger of the Minnesota State Patrol said. “There was no use of force by any member of law enforcement that was out there, and the suspect was taken into custody without any use of force.”
11:01 p.m. - Bob Jacobson, commissioner of the state Department of Public Safety, thanked all the law enforcement agencies “who have been working tirelessly” since the Saturday shootings.
“The coordination between federal, state and local law enforcement officers is the reason why we are here tonight and the suspect is in custody,” Jacobson said. “Boelter exploited the trust our uniforms are meant to represent. That betrayal is deeply disturbing to those of us who wear the badge with honor and responsibility.”
10:53 p.m. -Gov. Tim Walz said that political violence has no place in society.
“It cannot be the norm; it cannot be the way that we deal with our political differences,” Walz said. “Now is the time for us to recommit to the core values of this country. And each and every one of us can do it.”
Walz called for people and politicians to work together.
“It’s not about hatred, it’s not about mean tweets, it’s not about demeaning someone, it’s leading with grace and compassion and vision and compromise and decency,” he said. “That was taken from us in Minnesota with the murder of Speaker Hortman.”
10:52 p.m. -Gov. Tim Walz called the search for Vance Boelter a “complex and dangerous manhunt” during a Sunday evening news conference. He said law enforcement teams spent Father’s Day away from their families to deliver justice for Melissa and Mark Hortman and their children, who spent this Father’s Day alone.
“I cannot fathom your pain and the grief that you’re going through,” Walz said to the Hortman family. “We’ll take solace in the memory and the work that Melissa did. And you can rest assured that we will put every ounce of effort that the state of Minnesota has to make sure that justice is served and the individual responsible for this serves the time for the unspeakable act. The state grieves with you.”
10:42 p.m. -Minnesota DFL Chair Richard Carlbom said in a statement Sunday night that he hoped Boelter’s arrest “will provide a modicum of comfort to the loved ones of the Hortmans and the Hoffmans tonight.”
“The pain of this evil act of violence was made worse by a heinous right-wing misinformation campaign, amplified by public figures who abused their platforms and spread it,” Carlbom said, alluding to claims online that Boelter is a Walz associate or holds left-wing political beliefs.
“There is no place in our politics for those who condone political violence, nor for those who spread outrageous lies about it for their own personal or political gain.”
10:22 p.m. -Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher, who had SWAT officers and deputies deployed to the area of the arrest, said that around 7 p.m., a Sibley County resident reported that their trail camera captured an image that “was consistent with Boelter.”
“Most of the search had concluded then,” he said. “But the trail cam picture alerted SWAT teams to go to that area, secure a perimeter, and with the help of drones, identify his location.”
Fletcher said that for about an hour, Boelter attempted to evade arrest, but eight teams crawled in ditches to corral him, and “he eventually surrendered peaceably after evading the SWAT teams.” Fletcher, who declined to say whether Boelter was armed, said he was taken to the Sibley County Jail by the Brooklyn Park Police Department.
10:19 p.m. - Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, a fellow Democratic leader in the Legislature, expressed her “profound gratitude” in a post on social media to law enforcement officers for protecting lawmakers while Boelter remained at large and for bringing him into custody. “Love to my Senate and House colleagues who will emerge from an active threat and begin to grieve,” said Murphy, DFL-St. Paul.
10:14 p.m. -The criminal complaint alleged that Vance Luther Boelter killed Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman and her husband and attempted to kill state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. According to the complaint, the first 911 call was made by one of the children of John and Yvette Hoffman after they were shot multiple times. Champlin police responded to the Hoffman residence at 2:05 a.m. after receiving the 911 call.
Surveillance footage from the home showed a dark Ford SUV with police-lights in the driveway. It showed Boelter approach the door in a mask, wearing a blue shirt, police vest and badge. He was holding a gun as he approached the door. After he shot Johh and Yvette Hoffman, he fled in the SUV.
After Brooklyn Park police learned the shooting victim in Champlin was a state legislator, officers proactively sent to the Hortman residence. They arrived at 3:35 a.m. to find the Ford SUV in the driveway. An officer watched as Boelter shot Mark Hortman through the front door. After an exchange of gunfire, Boelter retreated inside the house and escaped. Officers found Melissa and Mark Hortman dead inside the home.
When police searched Boelter’s vehicle, they found three AK-47 assault rifles, a 9mm handgun and a list of names and addresses of public officials. Further searches in the area located a ballistic vest, a disassembled 9mm firearm, a mask, and a gold police badge. Boelter purchased four of the firearms recovered by police. A person who was familiar with Boelter also spoke with investigators and positively identified him as the man on the surveillance footage from the Hoffman’s home in Champlin. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office had issued a nationwide warrant for Boelter’s arrest but kept the warrant under seal until his capture.
10 p.m. -The criminal complaint against Vance Boelter was unsealed after his apprehension, he stands charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree attempted murder. The charges allege that Boelter was heavily armed and officers saw him shoot and kill Mark Hortman. The first 911 call was made by one of the children of John and Yvette Hoffman after they were shot multiple times.
9:50 p.m. -Suspect Vance Boelter was charged with four counts of second-degree murder, according to a complaint filed in Hennepin County District Court.
9:45 p.m. -Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, issued a statement: “I’m grateful that this nightmare has come to an end with the suspected murderer captured alive so he can be charged, prosecuted, and punished for the horror he has wrought on our state. Thank you to the brave men and women of local, state, and federal law enforcement who have worked around the clock to ensure this evil man faces justice.”
9:32 p.m. -Shooting suspect Vance Boelter was arrested by authorities late Sunday evening in Sibley County, according to a high-ranking state official.
7:13 p.m. -U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., shared a message early Sunday evening from Yvette Hoffman that disclosed that John Hoffman “took nine bullet hits. I took eight. ... There is never a place for this kind of political hate. Thank you for your friendship always. Minnesotans are at their very best when we stand together.”
6:40 p.m -Regarding the initial description of Vance Boelter’s writings as a “manifesto,” BCA Superintendent Drew Evans on Sunday said the document was not a traditional, succinct manifesto but more of “a notebook with a lot of lawmakers and others that are listed” that’s “mixed in with other documents.”
6:30 p.m. -BCA Superintendent Drew Evans declined to say what authorities found in the car tied to Boelter.
“We did locate in that area a vehicle that we had interest in yesterday that we were searching for, and it was located in Sibley County very early today, also…a hat that he was wearing was found in proximity to that vehicle,” Evans said, “Which is what has led us to believing he was in that area.”
Asked if authorities believe Boelter is receiving any assistance, Evans said the suspect has been in contact with other people but couldn’t say if they’re actively providing him assistance.
He also said there’s no evidence that Boelter is headed for a particular destination.
“We have not concluded exactly how he is getting around the area at this time, it could be multiple ways that he has traveled and that’s why you see a very large area in that perimeter because they are looking for various modes of transportation from him,” Evans said.
Asked why the BCA detained Boelter’s wife and other relatives outside a convenience store north of the Twin Cities on Saturday morning, Evans said they did so “to really understand what’s going on,” adding “that will help us complete the investigation.” Boelter’s wife and relatives, who cooperated with authorities in providing information, are no longer in custody.
“We know everybody wants answers,” Evans said.
But, Evans encouraged people to not speculate on what occurred and what the motivation could have been for the shootings.
“We often want easy answers for complex problems, and this is a complex situation that our investigators are going to need time to sift through the information and those answers will come as we complete the full picture of our investigation,” he said.
6:05 p.m. -BCA Superintendent Drew Evans said dozens of law enforcement officers and numerous SWAT teams continue to scour Sibley County for Boelter after locating his car there Sunday.
Authorities have received more than 400 tips related to the search, Evans said. He encouraged people with information to contact the BCA tip line at 877-996-6222 or email [email protected].
5:50 p.m. -Bob Jacobson, the state Department of Public Safety commissioner started a Sunday evening news briefing by saying the search continues for Vance Boelter.
Champlin Mayor Ryan Sabas was next and said, “We are anxiously waiting for news of justice, and we will not rest until that happens.”
BCA Superintendent Drew Evans said during the update that there’s a “warrant for Boelter’s arrest for murder and attempted murder at the state level,” as well as a federal warrant for those alleged crimes and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
Evans said authorities haven’t concluded if Boelter is traveling on foot. Authorities believe that he is still alive.
“We’re certainly operating as though he’s still alive,” Evans said.
5:20 p.m. -Law enforcement officials are scheduled to hold a news conference at the State Emergency Operations Center in Blaine at 5:30 p.m. to provide an update on the search for suspect Vance Boelter. Bob Jacobson, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, and Drew Evans, superintendent of the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, are scheduled to speak.
4:33 p.m. - By mid-afternoon Sunday, Vance Boelter’s abandoned car in Faxon Township was put on a flatbed tow truck and removed from the scene. The license plate matches the one listed in a “be on the lookout” alert issued in South Dakota by law enforcement in connection with the search for Boelter. State records show the car is registered to Boelter and one of his daughters. However, the car that was towed was black, while the South Dakota alert and the vehicle registration list the color as maroon.
4:00 p.m. - Ben Wegner, who lives a little more than a mile from Boelter’s ditched car on the same road, was watching the search scene unfold through binoculars with his two children Sunday afternoon. Wegner, a 43-year-old who works in the tech industry, handed out drinks and snacks to officers stationed near the scene and members of the media as they worked in the hot weather.
While Wegner said he was uneasy about the suspect potentially being near his home, he said he felt safe given the large amount of officers in the area.
“I mean, obviously it’s a little unsettling, but I’m not concerned,” Wegner said. “There’s hundreds of law enforcement people here.”
Wegner said he didn’t know about Boelter’s vehicle being near his home until reading about it on Facebook on Sunday morning. He said he first noticed the growing police presence while driving his daughter to her soccer game.
3:35 p.m. - A person familiar with the investigation who saw a list of targets purported to be written by Vance Boelter said it included the names of individuals and businesses, including Planned Parenthood locations. Rep. Melissa Hortman’s name was down the list, not at the top. It was not alphabetized, and some names had addresses, while others did not. It was two pages, containing about 50 to 70 names. No separate manifesto was seen.
3:00 p.m. -More than 20 officers and K-9 dogs were seen searching a farm field and entering nearby woods to the east of where a black sedan belonging to Boelter was found.
2:41 p.m. -The upcoming trial of state Sen. Nicole Mitchell looks to be postponed due to the recent tragedy of Melissa Hortman, who was murdered along with her husband in their home Saturday morning. Court administration sent an urgent email to media Sunday afternoon saying jury selection for Mitchell’s trial would not begin Monday morning as previously planned.
Instead, there will be a remote court hearing on Monday. In a phone interview, Kim Pleticha, the director of public affairs for the Minnesota Judicial Branch, confirmed the postponement was a direct result of Hortman’s slaying.
“They’ve already told jurors ‘Do not show up for voir dire,’” Pleticha said, adding that a continuance is “still up in the air.”
Chief Judge Michael Fritz would have to grant a continuance before selecting a future trial date. Attorneys for Mitchell, who is accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home late one night in April 2024, declined to comment when reached on Sunday.
2:01 p.m. -Mike Liebhard, 59, said he left his home on 301st Avenue Sunday morning in Faxon Township and saw a black, “older little car, like a Buick” on the side of the road near the intersection with Highway 25.
The area was already “full of cops,” he said. He welcomed police to search his house, before they let him return.
“It’s just unfortunate,” Liebhard said. “The whole situation is unfortunate.”
He also saw a cowboy hat, similar to what Vance Boelter was believed to be wearing, lying on the gravel road near the intersection.
Officers were seen searching around the car, and exiting from the woods to the west around 1:40 p.m. It appeared to be a black sedan, with its doors opened as officers looked around. Media members were not allowed to get closer than a little less than a mile from the vehicle. Parked to the south on the highway were at least a half dozen police squad cars. There was a blue tarp lying on the gravel just behind the car next to the trunk.
Emergency alerts are being sent to nearby residents, cautioning them to keep their doors locked and vehicles secured.
1:51 p.m. - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison told the Minnesota Star Tribune on Sunday that his name was among those Vance Boelter allegedly targeted in a series of lists. Ellison said he had only seen a partial list, “the one with the political folks on it.”
Of Rep. Melissa Hortman’s assassination, he added: “Melissa was a dear, dear friend. I knew her very well, and I admired her tremendously.”
1:29 p.m. -The Rev. Mcnay Nkashama, who organizes missionary trips to Africa that Vance Boelter participated in, said in a brief phone interview Sunday that he never saw any red flags with Boelter previously.
“I am trying to make sense of what might have triggered all of this,” he said. “I am extremely confused. I’ve known him long enough to be highly shocked.”
Nkashama is the president and CEO of the Global Impact Center in St. Paul, which organizes missionary trips to Africa. He said he first met Boelter in 2018 and he volunteered for church-related events several times, including trips to Africa, as recently as 2023.
Nkashama described Boelter as kind, gentle and generous. He said Boelter never indicated he was troubled and the two had a good relationship “as God’s people — in that sense.”
When asked how he met Boelter and why Boelter expressed interest in missionary work, Nkashama said Boelter was like many people: “They want to make a difference. They want to contribute to helping others who are less fortunate than they are.”
12:44 p.m. -The special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in the St. Paul Field Division said investigators are “absolutely” confident that the suspect behind the assassination of Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman will be found.
“I am very confident that we’re going to get this to an end successfully,” said Travis Riddle, special agent in charge, during an interview with Fox News.
Riddle shared the latest in the investigation as the manhunt continues for suspect Vance Boelter. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. Boelter, 57, emerged as a suspect after an identification was left at the scene of Hortman’s residence and through a trace of recovered firearms, Riddle said.
Boelter is accused of posing as a police officer during the shootings. Boelter may still be armed, Riddle added, and should be considered dangerous.
12:24 p.m. -President Donald Trump still hadn’t called Gov. Tim Walz as of noon Sunday, per the governor’s spokesman. Former President Joe Biden called Walz “right away” on Saturday, the spokesman said.
Trump told an ABC News reporter that he may call Walz or others, adding an insult in his description of the governor.
12:10 p.m. -Law enforcement sources said federal prosecutors in Minnesota prepared charges against Vance Boelter on Saturday and will be ready to bring him into a federal courtroom quickly if he is apprehended.
12:05 p.m. -How well did Gov. Tim Walz know shooting suspect Vance Boelter? He didn’t, according to a source in his office. Boelter was appointed to a state workforce advisory board. Sen. John Hoffman, who was shot along with his wife, Yvette, was on that board as well. A board member, Steve Kalina, who says he’s on the opposite end of the political spectrum from Walz, said this is a bipartisan body and people should not draw conclusions. We will have more fact checks here.
11:54 a.m. -Officials in Sibley County said late Sunday morning that they have found an unoccupied vehicle belonging to Vance Boelter, the man suspected of shooting two state legislators and their spouses a day earlier in their Twin Cities homes.
The development was disclosed in an emergency alert from the Sheriff’s Office to cellphones in the area where the vehicle was found, Highway. 25 and 301st Avenue in Faxon Township, a county dispatcher said. That location is a few miles east of Boelter’s home near Green Isle.
“Suspect not located. Keep your doors locked and vehicles secured,” the alert read. A dispatcher wanted to make clear that the alert was not directing people to shelter in place. “Law enforcement will be going to area residences to ask to search properties,” the alert noted.
11:41 a.m. - Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar was among the people listed as targets by the man wanted in connection with the shootings that killed and wounded state legislators and their spouses Saturday, federal law enforcement sources said.
The list, which law enforcement said was penned by Vance Boelter, also included members of the DFL congressional delegation and abortion providers.
When asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether she was on the list, Klobuchar said: “I just know that they have added security without my request. So I think they’re concerned about everyone”
“I don’t have confirmation of that. There’s also the manifesto, and there’s the list. I think people have to understand that this guy is a murderous, murderous man. He will know no limits, whether you’re on the list, whether you’re not. He may change what he’s focused on, and that’s what we’re most concerned about right now is that the next person not a political person, but a person he just encounters?”
Sources said Boelter’s “manifesto” is mainly comprised of lawmakers and abortion providers, and has been pieced together from searches of several houses and areas, rather than being discovered in just one place. For now, law enforcement is prioritizing the manhunt for Boelter, who was last seen in surveillance video Saturday morning in Minneapolis. It is believed that he has fled the Twin Cities.
11:03 a.m. -Shooting suspect Vance Boelter was under financial duress after quitting his job to go to the Democratic Republic of Congo to work on business ventures, his friend and roommate David Carlson said Sunday.
Carlson has known Boelter since fourth grade and considered him his best friend. He knew Boelter was having mental health and financial issues, but said he never would expect him to do anything violent.
“He kept things inside,” Carlson said. “He’s been kind of down. He was not as upbeat as he usually is.”
Boelter’s LinkedIn profile said he was CEO of Red Lion Group in Congo, but Carlson said that was something Boelter was trying to start “maybe because nothing was materializing” here.
“It wasn’t a reality,” he said. “It was like a goal he had but it was never realized. He bought a couple of cars and maybe some uniforms. It was never a real company.”
Things began to go downhill a few months ago after Boelter quit his jobs to go to Congo for two weeks to meet his partner about businesses he was trying to get off the ground there, Carlson said. They’d bought a fishing boat but “mafia organizations” controlled the river and threatened his employees. Carlson said he discouraged Boelter from the Congo business, but he put a lot of money into the venture anyway, and got no return.
10:29 a.m. -The wife of Vance Boelter was detained, along with three relatives, by law enforcement more than 100 miles from her home late Saturday morning, the Mille Lacs County sheriff said Sunday.
“Our law enforcement partners from the metro that are working this case became aware that she was traveling through my county, and they requested assistance in locating and stopping a vehicle,” Sheriff Kyle Burton said, referring to Boelter’s wife, Jenny Boelter.
Burton said the stop occurred between 10:30 and 11 a.m. outside the Casey’s convenience store just off Hwy. 169 in Onamia, about 110 miles north of the Boelters’ home near Green Isle.
“Deputies from my office responded with law enforcement from Hennepin County, and our role on this was [securing a] perimeter, so we were not involved in searching or questioning those who were in the car. I was told that the suspect’s wife and other relatives were in the car.”
Read more from reporter Paul Walsh here.
9:55 a.m. -Eleven Wisconsin lawmakers were included in an alleged manifesto that authorities recovered from the gunman accused of targeting DFL lawmakers, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The Wisconsin lawmakers on the list — eight women and three men — are all Democrats, according to the report.
9:47 a.m. -Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, are awake and recovering after being shot early Saturday, according to nephew Mat Ollig.
“They are both awake now and recovering. It’s going to be a long process,” Ollig said in an interview, adding that the gunfire that struck John Hoffman “barely missed his heart.”
“Once they recover more, they will be making statements.”
8:57 a.m. -Gov. Tim Walz honored the legacy of Rep. Melissa Hortman, calling her the “most consequential speaker in state history.”
8:45 a.m. -The Parent Teacher Organization for Fernbrook Elementary School in Maple Grove, where Yvette Hoffman works, is stepping up to support her and her husband as they recover after Saturday’s shooting.
“Our hearts are heavy as we share devastating news regarding a cherished member of our Flyer family, Yvette Hoffman and her husband, Senator John Hoffman,” reads a posting on an online fundraising campaign begun to help with medical and other expenses.
“Mrs. Hoffman is an invaluable part of our Fernbrook community, tirelessly dedicating her time and energy as a support professional,” the posting continued. “She brings joy, compassion, and unwavering support to our students, staff, and families every single day. Her husband, Senator Hoffman, has been a committed advocate for our state, working tirelessly to serve his constituents and improve our communities.”
7:51 a.m. -Sen. Amy Klobuchar said authorities continue to believe the shooter is somewhere in the Midwest.
“We believe he’s somewhere in the vicinity and that they are going to find him,” she said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “But right now, everyone’s on edge here, because we know that this man will kill at a second. We also know that he is clearly off balance, that from the manifesto on some of his writings, some of the things that he has said recently, that he is someone that no one should mess with, except for law enforcement.”
Klobuchar also said that targeting people with ties to abortion rights may have been a motive of the shooter.
“It was politically motivated, and there clearly was some through line with abortion, because of the groups that were on the list and other things that I’ve heard were in this manifesto,” she said. “So that was one of his motivations. But again, they’re also checking out, did he have interaction somehow with these two legislators? Is there more to this?”
7:16 a.m. -The Minnesota Department of Public Safety said there were no major developments overnight. The manhunt for Vance Boelter continues.
6:36 a.m. -Ambulance crews sent to the homes of state Sen. John Hoffman in Champlin and state Rep. Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park reported to dispatch the injuries to the two legislators and advised the hospitals.
The Minnesota Star Tribune has obtained audio of the dispatches, which capture the dramatic attempts to save them, and the ongoing threat to first responders, who at one point note that the shooter is still in Hortman’s home.
6:12 a.m. -Sen. John Hoffman’s wife, Yvette, saved the life of her daughter during the assassination attempt at their Champlin home early Saturday morning, according to Hoffman’s nephew.
A man dressed as a cop “broke into my aunt and uncle’s house and shot him 6 and my aunt 5 times in a political act of terrorism,” the nephew, Mat Ollig, wrote on Facebook. “My aunt threw herself on her daughter, using her body as a shield to save her life.”
In a Saturday afternoon interview with the Minnesota Star Tribune, Ollig said both Hoffmans were out of surgery and recovering.
6:03 a.m. -The manhunt continues for Vance Boelter, the man authorities have identified as a suspect in the “targeted” shootings of Rep. Melissa Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman.
