Vance Boelter
In the early morning of June 14, 2025, Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman was assassinated at her home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States by Vance Luther Boelter. Hortman, the leader of the state House Democratic caucus, was shot and killed alongside her husband, Mark. Less than two hours earlier, Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were shot and seriously injured by Boelter at their home in nearby Champlin and hospitalized. Police responding to the attack on the Hoffmans checked on the Hortmans' home, where Boelter fired at them. He then escaped, sparking the most extensive manhunt in Minnesota history.
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Jun 12, 2026
Lean Left
Vance Boelter changed his federal plea to guilty in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses as part of a federal prosecutor agreement.
The case is a stark reminder for lean-left readers of political violence targeting elected officials, and raises questions about whether the current federal law enforcement apparatus treats threats to Democratic-aligned legislators with the same urgency as threats to other officials.