In the early morning of June 14, 2025, Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman was assassinated at her home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States, by Vance Boelter. Hortman, the leader of
Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert all lying in state at the Minnesota State Capitol
Tim Walz at a press conference safety briefing shortly after the shootings
A "No Kings" protestor at the Minnesota State Capitol with a sign remembering Melissa Hortman
Melissa Hortman at One Minnesota Budget Bill Signing
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Vance Luther Boelter 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 senat
2025 shootings of Minnesota legislators
…morning of June 14, 2025, Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman was assassinated at her home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States, by Vance Boelter. Hortman, the leader of the state House Democratic caucus, was shot and killed alongside her husband, Mark. Less than two hours earlier, Democratic…
Boelter in a 1989 Christ for the Nations Institute yearbook
Boelter's appointment as Private Sector Representative by Mark Dayton in 2016