Minnesota, Vance Boelter
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Vance Boelter, 57, has been charged in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. The Hennepin County Attorney said Monday that her office intends to pursue first-degree murder charges against him as well.
Ohio Representative Greg Landsman's name was found by the FBI in evidence of Minnesota murder suspect Vance Boelter, leading to increased security for Landsman.
Vance Boelter has been arrested alive, sources are confirming with FOX 9. Boelter is the suspect who assassinated Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and injured Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.
Vance Boelter, 57, has been charged in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. The Hennepin County Attorney said Monday that her office intends to pursue first-degree murder charges against him as well.
Law enforcement officers on Sunday night arrested Vance Boelter, who is accused of assassinating Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband at their home in Brooklyn Park as part of a larger plot to kill Democratic elected officials and other advocates of abortion rights.
Boelter claimed to have a doctorate of education, and said he spent extensive time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa — where he was seen in videos apparently preaching on stage.
Vance Luther Boelter's wife Jenny was taken into custody during a traffic stop in Minnesota, where police found weapons and cash in her vehicle.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has released new images of a masked man with a flashlight as part of their search for Vance Boelter - who has been placed on the 'Most Wanted' list