Minnesota Manhunt: $50,000 Reward for Leads in State Lawmaker Shooting

Manhunt Underway for Suspect in Lawmaker Shootings

• 🔍 A massive manhunt is in its second day for Vance Bolter, the suspect accused of fatally shooting Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband.
• 💰 The FBI has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to Bolter's arrest.
• 🎭 Surveillance footage shows Bolter, 57, wearing a realistic latex mask and later seen in downtown Minneapolis with a cowboy hat.

Attacks on Minnesota Lawmakers

• 🎯 Law enforcement believes Bolter targeted two Democratic lawmakers, attacking State Representative Melissa Hortman's home and then State Senator John Hoffman's home.
• 💥 Officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect as he fled Hortman's residence on foot.
• 📝 A text message from Bolter to his roommate suggested he might be dead and apologized for any trouble caused.

Victims and Political Landscape

• 💔 State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed; State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yevette survived the attack and are in stable condition after surgery.
• 🤝 Both Hoffman and Hortman are described by colleagues and neighbors as individuals who could reach across the aisle and were professional and humble.
• ⚖️ Hortman, the top Democrat on the House, had recently voted for a bill to remove undocumented immigrant adults from a reduced state healthcare plan.

Suspect's Background and Potential Motives

• 🗣️ Bolter's roommate described him as a Christian who would help others, stating he didn't recognize the actions attributed to him.
• 🗳️ The roommate mentioned Bolter voted for President Trump, was conservative, and against abortion, but these were not his entire identity.
• 📋 Law enforcement reportedly found a list of 70 targets the suspect was aiming for.