Man accused of Saturday’s murder and attack on politicians In the US state of Minnesota to the same day chose at least four other deputies with the intention of killing, The Federal Prosecutor Joseph Thompson announced on Monday. According to Reuters report, TASR reports this.
The police officers identified the suspect as 57-year-old Vance Boelter, whom They detained on Sunday evening after almost two days of search. At both state and federal levels JE accused of murdering the former democratic chairwoman of the House of Minnesota Melissa Hortman and her husband. Shortly before he shot Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. Both of them survived.
In addition, he focused on at least two other Minnesotan politicians on that day. They did not disclose their identity, but one of them was on holiday at that time. The suspect in disguise for a police officer from the house of the second politician left after the arrival of a real cop, whom they sent for inspection after shooting at the Hoffmanovcov.
Boelter has thoroughly planned the attacks: He watched the victims, notes about them, their relatives, and their homes and the night attacks changed as a cop. Prosecutor Thompson stated this on the basis of notebooks that investigators received in his car and residence. They contained the names of dozens of politicians mostly from the Democratic Party operating in Minnesota along with defenders of abortion rights.
However, according to the prosecutor, the authorities could not find records that would speak of the motives of the perpetrator. His target was democrats and elected politicians, but according to Thompson, it is too early to speculate about any of political ideology, that could explain his motives. However, the perpetrator is only in danger of the death penalty.
“Political murders are rare. They interfere with the very core of our democracy. Without exaggeration can be said that These crimes are like a nightmare,“Thomspson said at a press conference. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had previously described the attacks as politically motivated. US President Donald Trump also condemned them.
The political atmosphere in the United States is increasingly expelled. During the election campaign in 2024, the armed man shot at the Republican presidential candidate Trump. In April 2025 there was a firing attack on the residence of the Democratic Governor Pennsylvania Josh Shapir.
