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Dulcinea

(8,634 posts)
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 05:14 AM Jun 16

The man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers is in custody after surrendering to the police

BELLE PLAINE, Minn. (AP) — The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another crawled to officers in surrender Sunday after they located him in the woods near his home, bringing an end to a massive, nearly two-day search that put the entire state on edge.

Vance Boelter was arrested and charged with two counts of murder and two of attempted murder. He is accused of posing as a police officer and fatally shooting former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home early Saturday in the northern Minneapolis suburbs.

Authorities say he also shot Sen. John Hoffman, a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette. They were injured at their residence about 9 miles (about 15 kilometers) away.

“One man’s unthinkable actions have altered the state of Minnesota,” Democratic Gov. Tim Walz said at a news conference after Boelter’s arrest.

https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-8ce70a94c9eb90688baaa1a71faef6cc

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The man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers is in custody after surrendering to the police (Original Post) Dulcinea Jun 16 OP
A relief that he was caught. 70sEraVet Jun 16 #1
He fancied himself a mastermind genius, he is just a stupid punkass killer. Irish_Dem Jun 16 #2
A stupid, RELIGIOUS punkass killer. 70sEraVet Jun 16 #3
He is not religious. It is just an excuse to kill people. Irish_Dem Jun 16 #4
Did not mean to imply that there's anything wrong with being religious 70sEraVet Jun 16 #5
I know. Nothing wrong with your wording or content. Irish_Dem Jun 16 #6
Please, dear God, don't charge him with a felony. Aristus Jun 16 #7

70sEraVet

(4,618 posts)
1. A relief that he was caught.
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 08:05 AM
Jun 16

".... in the woods near his home"
Good. I was worried that he was a guy with connections, and was able to disappear to Russia or some other MAGA-aligned country.
Now to make sure that he has charges in the state of Minnesota, so Traitor-In-Chief can't pardon him.

Irish_Dem

(71,468 posts)
4. He is not religious. It is just an excuse to kill people.
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 08:30 AM
Jun 16

Actual religious people are not stone cold murderers.

70sEraVet

(4,618 posts)
5. Did not mean to imply that there's anything wrong with being religious
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 08:35 AM
Jun 16

Just that, when it's added to a desire to kill.....

Aristus

(70,248 posts)
7. Please, dear God, don't charge him with a felony.
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 10:00 AM
Jun 16

Trump will have his pardoning pen out fasting than lightning.

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