Minnesota lawmaker shootings: Vance Boelter facing federal charges for stalking, murder

Vance Boelter is facing several federal charges for stalking and murder in the targeted shootings of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses.

Boelter, 57, is the suspect in the assassination of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and injured Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. The Hortmans were fatally shot in their Brooklyn Park home early Saturday morning. The Hoffmans were shot and injured in their Champlin home.

Federal prosecutors announced that Boelter is facing the following federal charges:

Stalking of Melissa Hortman – use of interstate facilities
Stalking of John Hoffman – use of interstate facilities
Murder of Melissa Hortman through use of firearm
Murder of Mark Hortman through use of firearm
Shooting of Melissa and Mark Hortman – firearms offense
Shooting of John and Yvette Hoffman – firearms offense
The federal complaint alleges Boelter “embarked on a planned campaign of stalking and violence, designed to inflict fear, injure and kill members of the Minnesota state legislature and their families.”

 

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