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A manhunt continued Sunday for the man suspected in the targeted fatal shootings of Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, early Saturday at their home in Brooklyn Park.
That suspect — 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter — is also believed to have shot and wounded Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, at their home in Champlin.
The FBI was offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Boelter — and said it’s using “every available resource” to find him.
Boelter is considered armed and dangerous. Authorities said he allegedly impersonated a police officer when he went to the lawmakers’ homes, and drove an SUV that looked like a law enforcement vehicle.
That vehicle was abandoned following the shooting at the Hortmans’ home when Boelter was confronted by police, with authorities saying he apparently fled the scene on foot.
A shelter-in-place order was issued for much of Brooklyn Park on Saturday morning as hundreds of law enforcement officers searched for Boelter. It was lifted later in the day, with authorities saying they believed he had left the area.
Officials said he was seen in business surveillance video later Saturday wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, dark-colored, long-sleeved, collared shirt or jacket, light pants and dark bag.
Boelter lived in Green Isle — southwest of the Twin Cities — but also rented a room at a home in north Minneapolis.
KARE 11 reported that one of Boelter’s roommates at that home and a longtime friend, David Carlson, reported receiving a text message from Boelter early Saturday. Boelter allegedly told his friend that he would be gone for a while, and “may be dead shortly.”
This is a developing story; check back for updates.
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