Prosecutors Plan to File First-Degree Murder Charges Against Minnesota Shooting Suspect

Vance Luther Boelter was captured on Sunday after a two-day manhunt.

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

State charges, including stalking and murder charges, have been filed against Vance Luther Boelter, the man suspected of shooting two state lawmakers and their spouses.

Boelter is a suspect in the killing of Brooklyn Park Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband, as well as critically wounding Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman of Champlin and his wife in targeted home invasions early on June 14.