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Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman and Family Sue Vance Boelter over Shooting
The suit says Boelter shot John Hoffman nine times and seeks more than $50,000 in damages for medical costs, lost income and trauma.
- On Thursday, Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his family filed a civil lawsuit against Vance Boelter in Hennepin County, seeking damages exceeding $50,000 for injuries from the June 2025 shooting.
- Boelter allegedly impersonated a police officer on June 14, 2025, to ambush the Hoffmans before killing former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, during a politically motivated shooting spree.
- The complaint alleges Boelter stalked the family "on multiple occasions" before the attack, including tailing Yvette Hoffman to work and monitoring their home, while maintaining a "hit list" of lawmakers.
- John Hoffman suffered permanent digestive and urinary damage, while daughter Hope Hoffman suspended her education due to severe trauma, leaving her "under the belief that her parents would likely die."
- While the civil suit proceeds, Boelter remains in custody at the Sherburne County Jail facing federal murder charges, with a death penalty decision expected by Labor Day.
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Hoffman family files civil lawsuit against accused assassin Vance Boelter while criminal case drags on
ST. PAUL — Sen. John Hoffman and his family filed a civil lawsuit Thursday against Vance Boelter, the man accused of shooting Hoffman and his wife, and killing former Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband. The Hoffmans’ civil lawsuit, filed in Hennepin County on April 16, seeks the maximum permitted damages. The civil complaint accuses Boelter of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and details the enduring emotional …
Hoffmans file lawsuit against accused Minnesota lawmaker shooter Vance Boelter
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX9) — State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, have filed a civil lawsuit against the man accused of shooting them in their home. Vance Boelter has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the June 2025 shooting, including murder, stalking and firearms offenses. The shootings left House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, dead. John Hoffman was shot nine times, while his wife, Yvette, was shot eight…
Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman and family sue Vance Boelter over shooting
Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman and his family are suing Vance Boelter, the man accused of shooting him and his wife at their Champlin home last June, before killing former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
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