Former appointee of Tim Walz sought in ‘politically motivated assassination’ of lawmaker and husband — as police reveal ‘hit list’ of 70
By Katherine Donlevy
Published June 14, 2025
Updated June 14, 2025, 4:33 p.m. ET
A former appointee of Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is being sought in connection with the assassination of a state lawmaker and the shooting of another, police sources said.
Vance Luther Boelter allegedly posed as a police officer when he shot Sen. John Hoffman and his wife in their Champlin home early Saturday, leaving them seriously injured before moving on to former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman’s house, where he is believed to have slaughtered her and her husband, sources told The Post.
The killer is still on the loose despite exchanging gunfire with officers who responded to Hortman’s home and briefly cornered him inside.
Photo of Vance Boelter, person of interest in a shooting.
Vance Luther Boelter is a person of interest in the shooting of two Democratic lawmakers.
He left behind a “manifesto” listing the names of 70 politicians, including Walz and his Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, and a stack of papers stating “No Kings” in reference to the nationwide anti-Trump protests, according to police.
https://nypost.com/2025/06/14/us-news/suspect-in-deadly-minnesota-shootings-identified-as-vance-luther-boelter/