Sunday, 15 June 2025

UPDATE: Suspect Identified In Shooting Of Minnesota State Lawmakers, Reportedly Former Tim Walz Appointee

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According to multiple sources, Minnesota authorities have identified a suspect in the shooting of two state Democrat lawmakers and their spouses.

BREAKING: State Democrat Lawmakers Shot, One Killed Along With Husband – Manhunt Underway For Suspect Reportedly Impersonating Law Enforcement

State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded.

"I'm told by a police source in Minnesota the suspect in the shootings of MN state lawmakers is Vance Luther Boelter," The Blaze national correspondent Julio Rosas said.

"It appears it is the same Boelter who was appointed to the Governor’s Workforce Development Board in 2019 by Gov. Tim Walz. He appointed to the Governor's Workforce Development Council in 2016 by then-Gov. Mark Dayton," he added.

A closer look:

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From the New York Post:

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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.

Boelter, 57, was appointed by Walz in 2019 to serve a four year stint on the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, documents show.

He previously served on the Governor’s Workforce Development Council in 2016 under then -Gov. Mark Dayton.

The killer had fliers with the words “No Kings” in his car, a reference to Saturday’s planned protests against the Trump Administration, as well as a “manifesto” and a list of other politicians’ names, said police, who briefly cornered the shooter at Hortman’s home before the suspect fled.

WATCH:

FOX 9 Minneapolis - St. Paul reports:

Authorities are looking for the suspect who fatally shot Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and shot Sen. John Hoffman and his wife early Saturday morning. Authorities said the suspect was impersonating police, and went to their homes in a fake police car with flashing lights.

Inside the vehicle, authorities found a manifesto with lawmakers' names on it, as well as papers with No Kings written on it. The State Patrol shared a photo of the papers on X, asking the public not to attend Saturday's planned demonstrations across Minnesota "out of an abundance of caution."

Gov. Tim Walz is also urging people to not attend any political demonstrations until the suspect is apprehended.

A shelter-in-place order is in effect for Brooklyn Park after Hortman and her husband were fatally shot.

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We'll continue bringing you additional details as they become available.

Thus far, the situation has been incredibly bizarre.

From our earlier report:

Something Is VERY Wrong In Minnesota: Stolen Police Uniforms, Fake Cops, Manifesto — All Linked To Killing of Senator

The situation in Minnesota is turning from bad to extremely strange.

Allow me to fill you in….

We’ve now learned that a fake police officer driving a fake police car and a Manifesto with many more names are all part of the twisted saga currently unfolding:

Watch the Police Chief explain the very strange way in which all of this unfolded…

I’m still having trouble wrapping my brain around all of this:

FULL TRANSCRIPT:

So can you say it one more time?
So you were just going to proactively check on the Frederik Pleitgen and then wait there?
Encountered the gunman or someone with a gun and exchanged gunfire?
Can you just go over that one more time, please?

I can.

Good morning.

Police Chief Mark Bruley, Brooklyn Park Police Department.

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The question is, how did we get to Representative Hartman’s house?
And was it proactively or not?

The circumstances that unfolded in Brooklyn Park this morning is that we assisted the Champlin Police Department on a shooting.
That shooting was made aware by one of our sergeants that it was at Senator Hoffman’s home.
And hearing that, that very intuitive sergeant asked our officers to go check on Melissa Hartman’s home,
a representative that lives in our community, just proactively, as due diligence, to swing by.

That police officer and his partner pulled down the street.
When they arrived at Melissa’s house, they noticed that there was a police vehicle in the driveway
with the lights — emergency lights — on, and what appeared to be a police officer at the door coming out of the house.
When our officers confronted him, the individual immediately fired upon the officers, who exchanged gunfire,
and the suspect retreated back into the home.

Reporter

Was this an actual police officer or the first police officer?

Chief Bruley

Yes. The question is — was it a real person or a person impersonating a police officer?
It was not a real police officer.

This is somebody that clearly had been impersonating a police officer —
again, using the trust of this badge and this uniform to manipulate their way into the home.

Reporter (KARE 11)

So, Chief — the person not only was wearing a badge posing as a police officer when they approached their victims —
they had a car with lights and sirens?

Chief Bruley

Yes.

The question is how — what kind of vehicle, how were they dressed?

They did drive a vehicle that looked exactly like an SUV squad car.
It was equipped with lights, emergency lights that looked exactly like a police vehicle.

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And yes, they were wearing a vest with taser, other equipment that would —

(interrupted but continues)

So, can you say it one more time?
You were just going to proactively check on the Governor’s apartment,
and then police there encountered a gunman or someone with a gun and an exchange of fire.

Can we just go over that one more time, please?

Chief Bruley

I can. Good morning. Police Chief Mark Bruley, Brooklyn Park Police Department.

The question is — how did we get to Representative Hortman’s house,
and if it was proactively or not?

The circumstances unfolded in Brooklyn Park this morning as we assisted —
that shooting was made aware by one of our sergeants that it was at Senator Hoffman’s home.

In hearing that, a very intuitive sergeant asked our officers to go check on Melissa Hortman’s home —
representative that lives in our community — just proactively, as due diligence, to swing by.

That police officer and his partner pulled down the street.
When they arrived at Melissa’s house, they noticed there was a police vehicle in the driveway with emergency lights on
and what appeared to be a police officer who was trying to get out of the house.

When our officers confronted him, the individual immediately fired upon the officers,
who exchanged gunfire, and the suspect retreated back into —

Reporter

Yes, the question is — was it a real person or impersonating an in-person police officer?

Chief Bruley

It wasn’t a real police [officer].
This is somebody that clearly had been impersonating a police [officer],
again using trust with badge and uniform to manipulate their way —

Reporter

So Chief — early catch — they approached a police officer and asked if they were —

Chief Bruley

Yes, the question is — how, what kind of vehicle, and how were they dressed?

It was equipped with lights — emergency lights that looked exactly like a police vehicle.

And yes, they were wearing a vest with taser, other equipment that would —
a badge very similar to mine —

That no question, if they’re in this room, you would assume.

There is also a Manifesto that has NOT been released yet:

Now here’s where it gets even worse…

Where would someone get police uniforms like this and police gear?

Potentially from this incident:

I’ve got the full report for you right here, from October 25, 2017:  https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2017-10/OIG-18-05-Oct17.pdf

Since that’s a very large document, I’ve summarized the key points for you right here:

Key Findings

  • Over 2,100 sensitive assets lost (2014–2016):

  • 228 firearms

  • 1,889 badges

  • 25 secure immigration stamps

  • Many losses caused by negligence or poor judgment, such as leaving firearms in unlocked vehicles, hotel rooms, or public places like gyms or beaches.

  • In more than half of the 115 cases reviewed, officers either ignored safeguarding policies or details were missing to determine proper handling.

  • Lack of accountability and retraining:

  • 34% of negligent officers faced no disciplinary action.

  • 0% received remedial training.

  • DHS assets have been used in crimes, including robbery and drug possession. One ICE firearm was used in a murder.

  • Inventory tracking failures:

  • 11% of sensitive items tested were missing, misplaced, or recorded inaccurately.

  • Some items, including firearms, were found in random storage like file cabinets.

  • CBP used unofficial spreadsheets to track secure stamps and security ink, violating DHS policy.

  • Badges were lost at 8x the rate of firearms, often while off duty at places like amusement parks and sporting events.

  • Non-law-enforcement badges (over 137,000 issued) are not classified or tracked consistently, despite looking like law enforcement badges and posing impersonation risks.

  • DHS oversight is weak:

  • CAPSIS tracking system is incomplete/inaccurate.

  • Annual inventory certifications often missing or poorly reviewed.

  • No consistent enforcement of policy.

    • Recommendations (6 Total)

  • Strengthen asset management policy, mandate proper safeguarding, detail lost asset reports, and require police reports when assets are lost.

  • Retrain employees on updating inventory records promptly.

  • Ensure CBP uses an official system for tracking immigration stamps (this was completed).

  • Standardize all badges (law and non-law enforcement) as level one assets to require better safeguarding.

  • Assess need for non-law enforcement badges, discontinue unnecessary ones.

  • Improve oversight through internal inspections and regular reporting of asset losses.

    • DHS Response

  • Agreed with all 6 recommendations.

  • One (recommendation #3) has already been completed.

  • Others are still in progress with estimated completion dates by mid to late 2018.

    • This audit shows serious gaps in DHS safeguarding of weapons, credentials, and security tools — some of which have already been exploited by criminals. DHS leadership committed to fixing these, but meaningful enforcement and oversight remain essential.

    Note that was very early on in the first Trump Administration, and likely reflects serious gaps in safety protocol created during 8 years of the Obama Administration.

    We’ll continue to bring you updates as more details unfold.


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