US man pleads guilty to assassinating Minnesota lawmaker and husband

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-11 · 17:48 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Vance Boelter pleaded guilty in federal court to murdering Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman. He also pleaded guilty to the non-fatal shootings of state Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman. The attacks occurred in the early hours of June 14, 2025, when Boelter approached the victims' doors disguised as a police officer in a fake squad car. Prosecutors stated they would not seek the death penalty in exchange for the guilty plea. The Hortmans' dog was also gravely injured and had to be euthanized.

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The Hortmans’ golden retriever was euthanized due to grave injuries.

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Boelter disguised himself as a police officer and used a fake squad car.

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Boelter was also charged with shooting state Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman.

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Vance Boelter was charged with murdering Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman.

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Man pleads guilty to assassinating Minnesota lawmaker and husband.

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The man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota-house" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="144058" data-entity-type="organization">Minnesota House and her husband, as well as the non-fatal shootings of a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday after prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty.Vance Boelter was charged with murdering Minnesota-house" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="144058" data-entity-type="organization">Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, and with shooting state Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman.Boelter came to their doors in the early hours of June 14, 2025, disguised as a police officer and driving a fake squad car. The Hortmans’ golden retriever was so gravely injured that it had to be euthanised.

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