Posted on 06/16/2025 4:33:08 AM PDT by V_TWIN
Suspected political assassin Vance Luther Boelter was captured Sunday following an intense manhunt for the gunman accused of murdering a Minnesota state lawmaker and wounding another, state officials announced.
Boelter, a 57-year-old former appointee of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, was sought by police for allegedly wounding Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, and killing former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband.
“After a two-day manhunt and two sleepless nights, law enforcement have apprehended Vance Boelter,” Walz said during a press briefing.
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Amazing that a resident’s trail camera helped catch him. So after his wife is caught with a bunch of cash and passports, he sends his farewell message to his male “roommate”. Something weird going on.
Why are they only charging him with 2nd degree murder?
“Amazing that a resident’s trail camera helped catch him.”
Apparently, the trail cams come in handy for two-legged critters, too. A lucky break, since the search was going to be called off soon.
The whole things weird if you ask me.
For a 1st degree murder charge in Minnesota a grand jury must be convened. There hasn’t been enough time to do that yet.
Yep. I’m sure he had a great plan for escape. He failed to take into account the game cameras. Game cameras that send the video directly to your phone are now everywhere in rural areas.
Just a placeholder to keep him in custody. Authorities can always add/change charges later as evidence dictates.
I learned that watching CourtTV. 🙂
Thanks for posting. It’s good they caught this suspect. Condolences to families and friends of the innocent victims.
This entire incident is full of weird things. It’s almost like a Hollywood drama written by four or five different authors that didn’t know the rest of the story.
We will never know the truth about this incident.
Why was he living with obese grease haired man instead of wife?
Doorbell camera guy looks thinner
Why are they not releasing manifesto?
Yes. My son-in-law has game cameras on his property. It pings his phone and my daughter. She called me when I was on the property yesterday. Interesting sights if coyotes and deer this year.
The press conference last night was a joke. They stonewalled every question and constantly patted one another on the back. It was Minnesotas version of the Oscars.
I’ve had security cameras around the perimeter of my home for many years.
In that time they have caught all kinds of activity.
Once my neighbors city issued garbage can disappeared....when he contacted the city they said he would have to pay for a new one.
I reviewed my footage and as it turned out the guy on the back of the garbage truck dumped it in with the trash and just kept going.
When my neighbor told the city he had that on video he had a new can a day later....no charge.
Most recently someone cut branches off my neighbors tree across the street and left them in the grass.
They asked me to check my cams.....turns out THEIR nextdoor neighbor did it at 10:30 pm the night before.
Nowadays rarely are we not being surveiled in one way or another.
I’m really shocked they caught this guy alive....I just knew he’d go down in a hail of bullets or by his own hand.
Notice that he is almost smiling. This story is far from over.
Right now the whole thing has more questions than answers.
And having a moron for a governor isn’t helping.
I’m unconvinced that Boelter was the masked fake cop.
Bizarre. First Democrats tear down statues of their Confederate ancestors and now they’re literally shooting each other.
Wow. This great.
“I’m really shocked they caught this guy alive....I just knew he’d go down in a hail of bullets or by his own hand.”
In every case I recall, active shooters either suicide by cop or turn the gun on themselves. I can only guess that requires the adrenaline of an active shooting and that wasn’t present in this takedown. Here’s an interesting take with a lot of background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Ibs2CquJE&t=353s
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