
Boelter, a right wing extremist who supports and voted for Trump was criminally charged in both federal and state courts in connection with shooting two Democrats including the spouses killing two in Minnesota. The shootings ending with two murders, which were "politically motivated", according to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D).
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
June 16, 2025
Minneapolis, Minnesota - On Monday, Vance Luther Boelter, 57, a known right wing MAGA (Make Amerikkka Great Again) extremist who voted for Trump faced 4 criminal counts in Hennepin County for 2nd-degree murder in connection with the June 14, 2025 shooting deaths of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband Mark at their Brooklyn Park home, and then critically shot both Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman (D) and his wife Yvette at their Champlin home. Both Hoffman and his wife are expected to survive, according to police.
If convicted on all state felony counts, Boelter is facing up to 40 years in prison for each count, totalling up 160 years in prison.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) claimed the multiple shootings and the two murders by Boelter were "politically motivated."
Boelter was taken into custody around 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, 2025, near his Green Isle home in Sibley County in Minnesota. He surrendered to a SWAT tactical officer in a field, according to police.
Also on Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs in a press release says, that Boelter has been charged by federal complaint with stalking and murdering Minnesota House of Representatives Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, in addition to stalking and shooting Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his wife.
According to federal court documents, in the early morning hours of June 14, 2025, Vance Luther Boelter put into effect a calculated plan to inflict fear and violence upon Minnesota elected officials and their families. Boelter equipped himself with firearms and body armor, disguised himself as a law enforcement officer, and drove to the home of Senator Hoffman. Boelter knocked on the door repeatedly, claiming to be a police officer. Shortly after the Hoffmans opened the door, they were alarmed to realize Boelter was wearing a facemask. The Hoffmans tried to close the door on Boelter, but Boelter repeatedly shot both Senator and Mrs. Hoffman.
The feds, state and local authorities found a hit list of other Democrat targeted victims including Minnesota Governor Walz in Boelter's vehicle.
"This was a horrific act of targeted violence," said Special Agent in Charge Alvin M. Winston Sr. of the FBI Minneapolis Field Office. "A gunman, impersonating a police officer, deliberately lured public servants to their own doorstep and opened fire. A Minnesota lawmaker and her spouse were murdered in cold blood, and others wounded, simply for serving as elected officials. This is not only unacceptable — it is an attack on the democratic values that define this nation. This marked the largest manhunt in Minnesota's history, and it would not have been possible without the extraordinary partnership between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. The tireless coordination and commitment ensured Boelter was located and taken into custody without further incident. The FBI remains steadfast in our pursuit of justice. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and the communities they served."
A two-day manhunt, coordinated among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies across the state, ensued. As a result of those efforts, at approximately 9:15 on the evening of June 15, law enforcement located Boelter in a field in Green Isle, Minnesota, approximately one mile from his family residence. Law enforcement officers then took Boelter into custody.
Boelter will make his initial appearance in U.S. District Court on Monday, June 16, 2025, before Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty.
Editor's note: If MAGA Vance Luther Boelter gets convicted by the feds, will TACO Trump then pardon Boelter as he did for all the January 6, 2021 MAGA patriot insurrectionists that stormed in the U.S. Congress building to stop the College Electorial vote certifying Joe Biden (D) as U.S. President, resulting in the deaths of multiple Capitol police officers? One thing for sure, TACO Trump has pardoned many MAGA federal criminals in his second term in office.