Manhunt for suspected Minnesota shooter uncovers his automobile as roommate particulars his actions the evening earlier than assault: Latest
Law enforcement officials are still searching for Vance L. Boelter, the man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and wounding another lawmaker and his wife in a “politically motivated” attack on Saturday morning.
Local, state and federal officials are dedicating as many resources as possible to finding Boelter, 57. On Sunday morning, police located the suspect’s vehicle on the side of the highway in Sibley County.
Boelter’s longtime friend and roommate said he was at their shared rental in Minneapolis the night before the shootings and texted him the morning after they occurred.
Officials allege that the suspect impersonated a police officer and went to the home of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark early Saturday morning and fatally shot them.
State sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot in a separate attack conducted by a similarly described suspect. Both John and Yvette were rushed into surgery and are recovering.
Law enforcement also discovered writing in the suspect’s car with the names of several Democratic officials and abortion rights supporters.
John Hoffman shot nine times and ‘is closer every hour to being out of the woods,’ wife tells Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman was shot nine times and “is closer every hour to being out of the woods,” his wife Yvette told Senator Amy Klobuchar.
Yvette Hoffman was shot eight times, she said. They are both “incredibly lucky to be alive.”
The Minnesota manhunt, by the numbers
Police in Minnesota continue to hunt for a gunman accused of shooting two state lawmakers and their spouses.
The search has broadened into a nationwide manhunt, with suspect Vance L. Boelter facing state and national warrants.
Here’s more on the investigation, by the numbers
- Over 100 law enforcement officers involved, including police from Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Champlin, as well as the FBI, ATF, and the US Marshals
- Over 400 tips called into law enforcement
- Over 24 hours since early morning shootings took place, and police still have not located suspect
Police call on community not to ‘speculate’ about Minnesota shootings
Minnesota officials are calling on those following the police search for Vance L. Boelter not to get ahead of official information or share unverified conspiracies.
“I would encourage everyone online and in our communities to not speculate,” Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said during a Sunday press conference.
“We often want easy answers to complex questions,” Evans added, but urged the public to allow the investigative process to play out.
Local leaders remember ‘remarkable individuals’ targeted in shooting
Officials from Champlin and Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, are paying tribute to the state lawmakers and their families targeted in Saturday’s shootings.
Mayor Ryan Sabas of Champlin said the lawmakers were “remarkable individuals who have devoted their lives to serving others.”
“Now more than ever we must truly focus on what matters,” he added. “Beneath all our differences — personal, political, or otherwise — we are all human beings, and every human life has value.”
Mayor Hollies Winston or Brooklyn Park added that the slain Rep. Melissa Hortman had “such an impact on unifying our communities and bringing them together.”
Watch: Officials provide update on hunt for Vance Luther Boelter
Minnesota law enforcement officials are about to provide a public update on the manhunt for Vance Luther Boelter, who is suspected of shooting a pair of state lawmakers and their spouses this weekend
We’ll be following all the details live.
You can watch the press conference here, via the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
Suspected shooter’s car towed away
The abandoned vehicle that law enforcement officials identified as the suspected shooter’s car has been towed away from the side of the highway where it was discovered.
Minnesota suspected shooter’s roommate claims he was ‘not as upbeat’
A man who lived with Vance Luther Boelter, suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses on Saturday, said his lifelong friend had been “down” lately after returning from a trip.
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Boelter spoke with his roommate night before shootings
Vance Boelter, the man police have named as a suspect in the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, spoke with his roommate the night before the attacks.
David Carlson, Boelter’s longtime friend and roommate, said he spoke with Boelter around 7 p.m. on Friday and that Boelter was going to sleep because he had to wake up early.
Although a website for a private security firm in Minnesota lists Boelter as its “director of security patrols,” Carlson said that was just a “goal” and not Boelter’s main job.
Boelter was working for a job where he extracted eyeballs from cadavers for organ donations.
Friend says suspected shooter was a born-again Christian
David Carlson, the friend and roommate of the suspected shooter, Vance Boelter, told the Washington Post that his friend would preach about Jesus in parks.
“He was just trying to spread the word about Jesus,” Carlson said.
Carlson said Boelter became a born-again Christian when the two were in high school.
He said Boelter strongly opposed abortion but that his friend did not speak much about politics.
Source: independent.co.uk
