Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
The man suspected of having shot a shot from a democratic representative of the state of Minnesota and her husband, and to injure another state legislator and his wife, was Captured in a green island field Sunday evening after a two -day massive man hunt.
The authorities said that Vance Boelter, 57, wore a “hyper realistic” silicone facial mask, a body armor and a tactical vest to usurp the identity of the police when he made the Rampage violent early Saturday morning.
He planned “his attack carefully,” said US District of the Minnesota District Joseph Thompson, and used the Internet to search for his victims and their families. He surveillance on their homes and took notes on the locations of the houses, said Thompson at a press conference on Monday.
Boelter would also have bought materials to manufacture a false “police” license plate for its SUV and equipped the vehicle with style lights responsible for the application of laws before the shots that killed the democratic state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, and the senator of the injured state John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman.
Thompson said it is clear that Boelter “planned these attacks for some time”.
He faces federal and state accusations.
Who is Boelter?
In an online video, Boelter described As a father married to five children from Green Isle, Minnesota. He said he was working for two funeral salons and previously worked for three decades in the food industry.
Boelter said in the video That he once went to the Democratic Republic of Congo to associate with farmers and fishermen and help stimulate the country’s food supply system.
Boelter has a handful of traffic violations, including speed and not using a seat belt, according to the files.
According to a statement, he attended Christ for the Institute of Nations from 1998 to 1990, when he obtained a diploma in practical theology in leadership and pastoral.
The files show that he bought his green house for more than half a million dollars in 2023. During a hearing of the Federal Court on Monday afternoon, Boelter said that he now earned $ 540 per week thanks to his part-time job and could not afford a lawyer. His federal defender refused to comment.
The authorities have located his wife and found two handguns, around $ 10,000 in cash and passports for her and her children in her vehicle, says Affidavit.
After the shots, he would have sent a text to his family: “Dad went to war last night … I don’t want to say more because I don’t want to involve anyone.”
His wife also received a text from him saying: “The words will not explain how sorry I am for this situation.
The reason for attacks remains uncertain.
“Hotted his victims as prey”
Boelter took “deliberate measures to seek his victims and prepare” for his alleged attacks, the authorities said in the Affidavit.
It is accused of using the Internet to find their welcome addresses and the names of their family members. Affidavit stipulates that it “also made lists containing the personal names and addresses of many public deputies of Minnesota, mainly or all Democrats”.
The authorities said they found websites that sold hyper realistic silicone masks, and he would have bought other materials in a store, including pocket lamps and resources that could be used to create the false “police” license plate found on its SUV.
He went to the houses of at least four officials.
“Political assassinations are rare. They strike at the very heart of our democracy, but the details of Boelter’s crimes are even worse,” Thompson told journalists. “They are really frightening. It is not an exaggeration to say that his crimes are nightmares. Belter has tracked down his victims as prey.”
“ It is the police ” cried suspect before Hoffman pulls
Boelter would have arrived at the home of Champlin of Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, in a SUV equipped with Emergency Emergency Lights in charge of the Affidavit.
The home video sequences have shown that Boelter is approaching the front door “dressed to pretend to be a law enforcement agent” in a black tactical vest and carrying a flashlight, according to the Affidavit. He wore the flesh -colored facial mask.
While hitting the door, he shouted several times: “It’s the police. Open the door,” said the Affidavit. They answered the door.
Thompson said Boelter shone the flashlight on their faces, said there had been a shot reported at home and asked if they had weapons. When he lowered the flashlight, they realized that he was not a police officer.
“They shouted:” You are not a cop. You are not a police officer “, he said. “Boelter then announced, this is a flight and forced itself in their house.”
The senator tried to repel Boelter backwards by the door, how much Boelter would have shot the senator several times, according to the Affidavit. He then pulled several times on the senator’s wife.
Around 2:06 am, their daughter called 911.
The Hoffmans were taken to the hospital, where they stay. In a declaration published by the family, Yvette Hoffman thanked the police for capturing Boelter.
“John and I are both incredibly lucky to be alive,” said the declaration. “We continue our healing trip and are humiliated by the outpouring of love and the support that our family has received from the whole state and our nation.”
Boelter goes to houses of 2 other officials
After shooting the Hoffmans, Boelter went to Maple Grove, about 12 miles from Champlin, at the home of an unnamed official, the authorities said.
The official and his family were not at home.
House security images have shown it several times by thinking of the door around 2:24 and shouting: “It’s the police. Open the door. It’s the police. We have a mandate,” said Affidavit.
He wore a black tactical vest and what looked like a style badge responsible for the application of the law, he said.
When no one came to the door, he led the short distance to the New Hope house of another anonymous official. At that time, local police were aware of the shooting at the Hoffmans’ homes and sent an officer to the home to make a security check, said the Affidavit.
The Affidavit indicates that the officer met a man who would be a boelter seated in a SUV parked in the street from the house. The officer thought that the SUV was a vehicle responsible for the application of laws. The officer tried to speak with the man, but he did not respond.
According to the Affidavit, the officer went to the civil servant’s home and Boelter left the area.
The representative Hortman and her husband were killed and killed
Brooklyn Park local police were also informed of the Hoffmans shooting and went to the democratic state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortmanto carry out a security check.
According to the Affidavit, when the police arrived, a black SUV was parked outside the house and Boelter was held near the front door.
A few moments after their arrival, he would have fired several shots in the house “as he walked down, entering the Hortmans’ home”. A second series of shots could be heard from inside the house, he said.
The couple had been shot down several times and died of their injuries. Their A family dog is also dead.
Boelter fled the house, triggering a manhunt.
In a shared statement on Monday evening, the adult children of the Hortmans, Sophie and Colin Hortman, said they were safe and with relatives.
“We are devastated and the heart broken by the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. These are the lively lights at the center of our lives, and we cannot believe that they left. Their love for us was limitless. We miss them so much,” they said.
“Our parents have touched so many lives, and they leave behind an incredible inheritance of dedication to their community who will live in us, their friends, their colleagues and his colleagues, and each person who knew and loved them,” added the press release.
What evidence was recovered?
Five firearms and a large amount of ammunition were found in its SUV, according to a federal criminal affidavit. There were also several notebooks containing the names of more than 45 public and federal officials.
According to the Affidavit, Boelter was connected to a house in North Minneapolis.
A man at home told the authorities he lived with Boelter, at least part -time. When searching for the house, the Affidavit indicates that the authorities found a handwritten list containing many of the same officials appointed in the notebooks. Safety images of the region have shown that Boelter returned home in the morning after the shots.
He was arrested Sunday evening in a field of Green Isle, about one mile from the family home. The authorities had received a tip earlier in the day which said that a person had been seen to go electric bike about two kilometers from the residence.
Investigators said he bought the bicycle and a sedan from a witness after the shooting. The sedan was found abandoned on a highway near the family home.
During a search of the vehicle, Boelter would have left a note admitting the crime, indicates the affidavit.
