Officials: Assassination suspect caught after ‘largest manhunt in state history’
News & Politics June 16, 2025 Vance Boelter is apprehended by Minnesota State Troopers in Sibley County Sunday night. (Provided by Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher) After arrest of Vance Boelter in Sibley County, Gov. Tim Walz calls for unity as he says political violence “cannot be the norm.” By Star Tribune staff The Minnesota Star Tribune Gift Share Listen This article is our live coverage from June 15. Authorities arrested and charged 57-year-old Vance Boelter on Sunday night after he allegedly shot and killed House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband in their Brooklyn Park home and shot and seriously injured state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife in their home in Champlin. He faces two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree attempted murder for the Saturday shootings. Earlier in the weekend, Gov. Tim Walz said the attack appeared to be a targeted act of political violence. Officials said Boelter left at the scene a list o...