Minnesota Lawmaker Assassination: Manhunt for Suspect Vance Bolter

Suspect Identified and Manhunt Underway

• 🔍 Authorities are actively searching for 57-year-old Vance Luther Bolter, suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers.
• ⚠️ Bolter is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.
• 🚨 Investigators believe he wore a mask and posed as a police officer during the attacks.

Targeted Attacks on Lawmakers' Homes

• 🎯 The shootings occurred at the homes of Minnesota House Leader Melissa Hortman and State Senator John Hoffman, both Democrats.
• 💔 Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed with multiple gunshot wounds.
• 🏥 Senator John Hoffman and his wife sustained serious injuries.

Potential Political Motivation and Suspect's Background

• 🗣️ The attacks are being investigated as potentially politically motivated assassinations.
• 🧑‍💼 Vance Bolter has a history in Minnesota politics, having been appointed twice to the governor's workforce development commission.

Discovery of Potential Target List

• 🚗 Investigators found a vehicle believed to be used by the suspect, disguised with police lights and markings.
• 📝 Inside the vehicle, they discovered No Kings flyers and a list of 50 potential targets, including abortion rights advocates, abortion facilities, and other officials outside Minnesota.

Official Condemnation

• 🎙️ President Trump condemned the shootings, calling them "absolutely terrible" and acknowledging the ongoing search for the suspect.