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Vance Boelter
A man hunting in Minnesota came to an end with the detention of Vance Boelter, suspected of killing congressman Melissa Hortman. It would be a religious fanatic and had a list of politicians who support the right to abortion.
The man suspected of murdering a congressman from Minnesota and trying to kill a state senator was arrested on Sunday night in a rural area of that northern state, local authorities announced.
“After two days of hunting the man and two nightsless nights, the forces of the Order They detained Vance Boelter“The governor of Minnesota announced, Tim Walzat a press conference on Sunday night.
This double attack on two Democratic employees shocked the political class From that relatively quiet state and caused shock among the authorities across the country, at a time of political tension between Democrats and Republicans.
Hundreds of police were found since Saturday morning looking for Boelter, accused of disguise police to killin the respective houses, in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Melissa Hortman And the husband, as well as having seriously injured state senator John Hoffman and his wife.
Although it was armed, it was detained “without resorting to force”said Jeremy Geiger of the Minnesota police.
The escape ended on Sunday night in Green Isle, more than an hour west of Minneapolis, the authorities said to the press, adding that the man was being questioned.
A car connected to Vance Boelter was Found on Sunday in this areaand about a hundred police, as well as air assets, were highlighted for the search.
“This was The greatest man huntingFrom the history of Minnesota, I told the press Mark Bruley, head of the Brooklyn Park police, a city in the suburbs of Minneapolis, where Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed.
The senator John Hoffmanseriously injured with nine shots and operated several times over the weekend, “It is to recover“Tim Walz added on Sunday night.
The governor, Kamala Harris’s racemate in the last presidential elections, called for “this heinous act” not “to become the norm.”
“This cannot be the form of resolve our political differences“The Democrat, who knew Melissa Hortman, added.
This attack occurred in an increasingly divided country, between the sending of soldiers to Los Angeles, to repress protests, the military parade promoted by the US President in Washington and the Anti-Trump Manifestations across the country.
Donald Trump escaped two attempted murder during the election campaign, including one during a rally last July in Pennsylvania.
Asked on Sunday morning by an ABC journalist about the situation in Minnesota and if Trump intended to call Tim Walz, former political opponent, the leader replied: “It’s terrible. I think he is a bad governorcompletely incompetent. But I could call him, just as he could call other people. ”
Who is Vance Boelter and what motivated the attack?
According to friends of the suspect, public documents and the authorities’ reports, Vance Luther Boelter, 57, lived a life marked by great allegations, religious fervor and mental instability in recent times.
Investigators found several weapons at the detention site, including AK-47 rifles and a 9 mm pistol, as well as a LIST OF LIBERAL POLICIES From various states of Midwest, which raises the possibility of ideological motivation.
US Senator Tina Smith confirmed that her name was on the list and Senator Amy Klobuchar said on Sunday she was “worried about everyone” political leaders after this attack.
“There was a connection with abortionDue to groups ”present on the list – including abortion clinics, according to the media – found in the suspect’s car, he added an interview with NBC.
Melissa Hortman was mayor of Minnesota representatives and the protection of access to abortion was one of its prioritieswhat thick the suspicions that this was the motivation of the attack.
Pamphlets associated with the anti-Trump protest movement “no Kings”, leading to Cancellation of manifestations Scheduled this weekend, it says.
Boelter himself was described on his site as director of a private security company called Praecian Guard Security Services and claimed to have experience in conflict zones such as West Bank and southern Lebanon. However, his homemate and longtime friend David Carlson denied this information, saying that “had no customers, no business“.” He didn’t make security to anyone, “he said.
In fact, Boelter worked in funeral agencies and had recently returned from Africa, where did evangelization in conflict zones. He led little known religious organizations and was mentioned in tax records as president of a non -profit entity called You Give Them Something to Eat, which did not register any financial activity.
Despite his religious activities, Carlson said that Boelter was different: “It was no longer as happy as it used to be.In messages sent shortly before being captured, Boelter gave signs of farewell, saying that he could be about to die and lamented the course that events had taken.
Boelter was previously appointed by two governors to the workforce development council and worked in companies such as Nestlé and Johnsonville. Still, authorities continue to investigate whether they acted alone or with external support.
