July 23, 1967 - Vance Boelter
The June 2025 attacks on Minnesota legislators marked one of the most direct acts of political violence against elected officials in recent American history. Boelter allegedly targeted sitting lawmakers in their homes, killing a state House Democratic leader and her husband while also targeting others — a coordinated pattern reflected in the stalking charges filed alongside the murder counts.
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In the early morning of June 14, 2025, Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman was assassinated at her home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States. Hortman, the leader of the state House Democratic caucus, was shot and killed alongside her husband, Mark. Less than two hours prior, state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were shot and seriously injured at their home in nearby Champlin and hospitalized. Police responding to the attack on the Hoffmans checked on the Hortmans' home, where a man fired at them. The shooter escaped, sparking the most extensive manhunt in Minnesota history.
The authorities identified 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter as a suspect and captured him on the evening of June 15 in Green Isle, Minnesota. He was federally charged with murder, stalking, and firearms offenses. The state charged Boelter with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder.
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