Police ID Suspect in Minnesota Lawmaker Shootings as Vance Boelter

Authorities say Boelter should be considered armed and dangerous, and anyone spotting him should call 911 immediately and not approach him.

Vance Luther Boelter, the suspect in twin shootings of Minnesota lawmakers, in Minneapolis suburbs, on June 14, 2025. Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Authorities have identified the suspect in a pair of targeted shootings of lawmakers and their spouses that rocked Minnesota early Saturday as 57-year-old Vance Boelter.

Boelter is accused of killing former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman, a Democrat of Brooklyn Park, and her husband, and seriously wounding Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman of Champlin and his wife in separate, targeted home invasions early June 14.