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Vance Boelter, suspect in the shootings of 2 Minnesota lawmakers, is captured

Name: Vance Boelter, suspect in the shootings of 2 Minnesota lawmakers, is captured
Uploaded: 2025-06-16T07:02:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 3 s
Description: After a two-day manhunt, police arrested Vance Boelter in the shootings of two lawmakers in Minnesota. The 57-year-old suspect is charged with shooting and killing Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband on Saturday and seriously injuring state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife in what officials are calling a politically motivated attack.

After a two-day manhunt, police arrested Vance Boelter in the shootings of two lawmakers in Minnesota. The 57-year-old suspect is charged with shooting and killing Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband on Saturday and seriously injuring state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife in what officials are calling a politically motivated attack.