Suspect In Minnesota Lawmaker Assassination Ex-Aide of Governor Tim Walz: Report

Last Updated:June 14, 2025, 23:35 IST

Vance Luther Boelter, who reportedly impersonated a police officer and shot US Senator John Hoffman and Representative Melissa Hortman, was a former appointee of Governor Tim Walz.

Vance Luther Boulter shot and killed US Rep. Melissa Hortman. (Image: X)

The suspect of the shocking Minnesota shootings – where a US Representative was killed and a Senator was shot and wounded – has been identified as a former appointee of Governor Tim Walz, according to police sources.

US Senator John Hoffman and US Representative Melissa Hortman, both Democrats, were shot along with their spouses by a gunman impersonating a law enforcement officer. Hortman and her husband were killed, while Hoffman and his wife received multiple injuries but are expected to survive.

Walz called it a politicaly-motivated attack at a time of deep political divisions in the United States. The suspect, identified as Vance Luther Boelter, was currently at large as a massive manhunt is underway, according to New York Post.

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Boelter, 57, was appointed by Walz in 2019 to serve a four-year stint on the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, according to legal documents. He previously served on the Governor’s Workforce Development Council in 2016 under former Governor Mark Dayton.

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