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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Vance Luther Boelter (born July 23, 1967) is an American murderer who assassinated state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband at their home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on June 14, 2025. He also shot state senator John Hoffman and his wife at their home in nearby Champlin, leaving them seriously injured and hospitalized. He then escaped, sparking the most extensive manhunt in Minnesota history.
The following day, June 15, Boelter was found hiding in a field near his Green Isle home roughly 50 mi (80 km) southwest of Minneapolis. He was arrested and charged with a total of 13 federal and state charges, including murder, stalking, and firearms offenses. On June 11, 2026, Boelter pleaded guilty to all the federal charges. On July 23, 2026, Boelter was sentenced to two concurrent life sentences without the possibility of parole. Boelter said he planned the attacks alone, over a period of several months.
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