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Minnesota Shooting Suspect Vance Boelter Indicted on State Charges
Vance Boelter faces life in prison on state charges including first-degree murder and animal cruelty after a coordinated politically motivated attack on Minnesota lawmakers.
- The Minnesota Attorney's Office indicted Vance Boelter on charges of attempted first-degree murder against four individuals, first-degree premeditated murder of Mark and Melissa Hortman, felony cruelty to an animal, and impersonating a police officer with an aggravating factor.
- According to the attorney, Boelter shot and killed Mark and Melissa Hortman's dog Gilbert and tried to enter the homes of Rep. John Hoffman's family and Rep. Kristin Bahner while identifying himself as the police.
- Attorney Moriarty stated that the damage caused to the victims and community has left wounds that will never heal, vowing to ensure Boelter never harms anyone again.
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Grand jury upgrades murder charges for Minnesota shooting suspect accused in speaker’s death - Washington Examiner
A grand jury upgraded murder charges for the suspect accused of carrying out the targeted shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses. Vance Boelter was indicted by a federal grand jury last month on six counts of stalking, murder through the use of a firearm, and other charges related to the murder of Minnesota Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, along with wounding Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman and h…
New Charges for Man Accused of Killing Minn. Lawmaker, Wounding Another
A Minnesota man accused of killing a top Democrat state lawmaker and wounding another while pretending to be a police officer faces new and upgraded state charges under a fresh indictment announced Thursday, just a week after he pleaded not guilty in federal court.
Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter indicted on state charges
A Minnesota man accused of killing State House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, Vance Boelter, was indicted on Thursday by a grand jury on eight charges, including two counts of first-degree murder. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced that Boelter, who was also accused of injuring another Democratic Party state lawmaker and his…
Charges upgraded against suspected Minnesota lawmaker shooter Vance Boelter
Vance Boelter, the man accused of killing a Minnesota state legislator, her husband, and wounding two others, was slapped with upgraded state charges on Thursday. Boelter was indicted in July in connection with the politically motivated shootings of state Rep. Melissa Hortman, state Sen. John Hoffman — both Democrats — and their spouses. Investigators said Boelter was posing as a police officer and wearing a mask when he knocked on the Hoffman’s…
Boelter faces new charges from Hennepin grand jury, including animal cruelty - Albert Lea Tribune
By Matt Sepic, Minnesota Public Radio News A Hennepin County grand jury on Thursday returned a first-degree premeditated murder indictment against the man suspected of killing former DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. But Vance Boelter is still expected to face trial on similar charges in federal court first. The new eight-count state indictment also charges Boelter, 58, with the attempted first-degree murder of DFL State Se…
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