Authorities Still Searching For Suspect In Shooting Of 2 Minnesota State Lawmakers

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – JUNE 14: Vance Boelter’s roommate, who declined to give his name, speaks with a Minneapolis police officer outside his home on June 14, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Boelter a suspect in the shooting of two Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmakers. DFL State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, were shot and killed this morning. DFL State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot and hospitalized in a separate incident. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said during a press conference that the shooting “appears to be a politically motivated assassination.” (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers. Authorities have identified him as 57-year-old Vance Boelter, of Green Isle. Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota House Speaker, and her husband were fatally shot early Saturday in their Brooklyn Park home. A second state lawmaker, Sen. John Hoffman, and his wife were shot multiple times in nearby Champlin. They remain hospitalized. Gov. Tim Walz has called it “a politically motivated assassination” and ordered flags flown at half-staff. The FBI has issued a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to Boelter’s arrest and conviction.