by Olivier Acuña Barba •Published: June 14, 2025•21:07•2 minutes read
A vast manhunt is underway in search of a US lawmaker and someone who assassinated her husband | Credit: Reddit
A Minnesota home and her husband’s top Democrat were murdered, and the state senator and his wife were injured by a man driving a fake police car, pretending to be a police officer. The US governor and many other officials across the country have accused the shooting of a politically motivated attack.
Washington Post It has been reported That a massive police manhunt for shooting suspects is ongoing in Minnesota’s capital.
Congress leaders of both parties condemned the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses on Saturday. They argued that politically motivated violence should not have a place in America, the influential news outlet added. Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz described the law as “targeted political violence,” ensuring that all victims of the attacker were intentionally targeted.
“We all have to stand up against all forms of political violence in Minnesota and across the country,” Waltz said at a press conference on Saturday. “The ones responsible for this are accountable.”
Hundreds of police hunt gunmen
Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her spouse were shot and killed at a Brooklyn Park home early Saturday. I said. Second State Assemblyman Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were shot multiple times.
The AP added that hundreds of police officers from several companies were searching for gunmen to take charge of attacks on Democrats. Police have discovered the book in a fake police car recovered at one of the shooting ranges. The book referred to the names of several lawmakers and other officials, said Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Broley.
“When we searched the vehicles, there was a manifesto identifying many lawmakers and other officials. We immediately notified the state. We warned them and took steps to provide security when necessary,” Bruley said.
Shooter has been identified
The police chief also said the suspect, identified as Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was dressed like a uniformed officer and “driving a vehicle that looked like an SUV squad car. According to reports, Walz appointed Boelter in 2019 and is serving on the governor’s workforce development committee.
He asked Colonel Col. Christina Bogojevic, the state patrol, to “from a wealth of attention” to the people not to attend the “king” protests. She said there was no direct evidence that Boerter would target the demonstrations, but he said there was a “no king” flyer in his car.
According to the Associated Press, Bolter’s actions occurred when political leaders across the country were attacked, harassed and blackmailed during an era of deep political divisions.
Violent attacks motivated by politics
“This vicious attack, motivated by politics, should never happen in America,” said former US President Joe Biden. According to “We must provide a safe port for hatred and extremism, and we all must unite against political violence as a nation.”
Donald Trump I wrote it He added that this horrifying violence is unacceptable about a society in which the shootings look like a target attack on state lawmakers. “I was briefed on the horrifying shooting that took place in Minnesota, which seems like a targeted attack on state lawmakers,” Trump said.
