Minnesota suspect who shot dead Dem Melissa Hortman & injured 2nd lawmaker was appointee of Gov. Tim Walz
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THE suspect in the Minnesota shootings has been identified as a former appointee of Governor Tim Walz.

In the early hours of Saturday, a gunman posing as a police officer shot and killed Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman and her husband at their home.

Photo of Vance Luther Boelter.
Vance Boelter, A former appointee of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is being sought in connection with the assassination and shootingsCredit: Vance Boeltner/Facebook
Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband.
Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were both killed at their homeCredit: Facebook
Illustration of Minnesota map showing locations of shooting attacks on two Democrats, one survived and one killed.

He also shot Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette multiple times at their home just hours beforehand leaving them seriously injured.

Hoffman and his wife have both undergone surgery and are said to be in a stable condition.

Police are currently conducting a large-scale search for the shooter, with individuals familiar with the matter revealing that the alleged perpetrator is Vance Boelter, a 57-year-old man, on the condition of anonymity.

Boelter is a former appointee of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, per the Post.

Documents obtained by the outlet show that he was appointed by Walz in 2019 to serve on his Workforce Development Board for four years.

In 2016 he was on the Workforce Development Council under the previous Governor Mark Dayton.

Portrait of Senator John Hoffman of Minnesota.
Senator John Hoffman Minnesota and his wife were shot multiple timesCredit: Minnesota Senate
Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette in front of the Orpheum Theatre.
Hoffman and Yvette have both undergone surgery and are said to be in a stable conditionCredit: Instagram
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