Maybe from one or both of the homes he went into?
SUSPECT IN CUSTODY MN - 2 Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer, JUNE 13,2025
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He's had a lot of time to get out of the state, and looks like he headed south from where he escaped.
How did he get there?
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John Miller CNN: If the hat photo was taken after those crimes, wonders if someone picked him up or he had alternate transportation to make it to Minneapolis (I think he said it's 11 miles away from that last shooting location).
I suppose he could have just called an Uber or something. In any event, it appears he's trying to blend in, and using a big city to do that.
I suppose he could have just called an Uber or something. In any event, it appears he's trying to blend in, and using a big city to do that.
I'm fearful when the assailant fled the home on foot, after their encounter with LE. Given his so-called appearance, he likely used that to gain entry into a nearby home and take hostages. A 3-mile police perimeter has been established, and homeowners have been told to shelter in place.
Sources tell ABC News that authorities believe that when the Minnesota shooter opened fire, he was wearing a latex mask that looked realistic.
Police presence spotted at Green Isle home on possible person of interest connection
WCCO's helicopter has picked up images of some police activity outside of a residence in Green Isle, Minnesota where sources tell us may be a residence linked with Vance Boelter, the current person of interest in the shooting death and attack of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and...
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Did he have this bag stashed somewhere, or got it from someone?
Boelter was last seen Saturday morning wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, according to Evans, as well as a “dark-colored long-sleeve collared shirt or coat, light pants, and carrying a dark bag“
Boelter was last seen Saturday morning wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, according to Evans, as well as a “dark-colored long-sleeve collared shirt or coat, light pants, and carrying a dark bag“
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*Investigators say they are searching for 57-year-old Vance Boelter in connection with two "politically motivated" shootings that killed one Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and wounded two others.
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Minnesota lawmaker killed after migrant vote, rocking "No Kings" protests
Minnesota state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed in a shooting at their home on Saturday morning.
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State, local and federal police have flooded the Minneapolis suburbs searching for Mr. Boelter, and for hours have asked residents near one of the crime scenes to shelter in place. Officials said a gunman impersonating a police officer killed Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, on Saturday morning and wounded Senator John A. Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, in separate attacks at the lawmakers’ homes
Hundreds of law officers fanned out across a Minneapolis suburb Saturday in pursuit of a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her home in what Gov. Tim Walz called “a politically motivated assassination.” Authorities said the same suspect also shot and wounded a second lawmaker and was believed to be trying to flee the area
Hundreds of law officers fanned out across a Minneapolis suburb Saturday in pursuit of a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her home in what Gov. Tim Walz called “a politically motivated assassination.” Authorities said the same suspect also shot and wounded a second lawmaker and was believed to be trying to flee the area
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Walz denounced the acts of violence, promising that “those responsible for this will be held accountable.”
“This was an act of targeted political violence,” Walz said. “Peaceful discourse is the foundation of our democracy. We don’t settle our differences with violence or at gunpoint.”
The governor also urged Minnesotans to refrain from participating in political protests on Saturday, as millions prepared to march across the country as part of the “No Kings” protests against the Trump administration and President Donald Trump’s planned military parade.
“Out of an abundance of caution my Department of Public Safety is recommending that people do not attend any political rallies today in Minnesota until the suspect is apprehended,” Walz said in a post on X.
Police deploy as a manhunt is underway for a shooter that targeted two state lawmakers, in Brooklyn Park, Minn. on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
The man accused of killing a Minnesota House lawmaker and her husband and wounding two others has been identified as 57-year-old Vance Boelter, a one-time appointee of Democratic Gov. Tim Walz
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Vance Boelter is 57 years old and his Facebook page appears to have been deleted, but his LinkedIn bio identifies him as Dr. Vance Boelter and that he is a CEO of Red Lion Group in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He also is the Director of Security Patrols for Praetorian Guard Security Services, which provides security for private citizens.
In 2016, he was appointed by former Governor Mark Dayton to serve on the Governor’s Workforce Development Council, and was appointed to the Governor’s Workforce Development Board in 2019 by Governor Tim Walz. Both Hoffman and Hortman served on those boards with Boelter.
His profile says he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from St. Cloud State University before attending Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee where he obtained his Master’s Degree in Management and then a Doctorate in Leadership.
“This was an act of targeted political violence,” Walz said. “Peaceful discourse is the foundation of our democracy. We don’t settle our differences with violence or at gunpoint.”
The governor also urged Minnesotans to refrain from participating in political protests on Saturday, as millions prepared to march across the country as part of the “No Kings” protests against the Trump administration and President Donald Trump’s planned military parade.
“Out of an abundance of caution my Department of Public Safety is recommending that people do not attend any political rallies today in Minnesota until the suspect is apprehended,” Walz said in a post on X.
Police deploy as a manhunt is underway for a shooter that targeted two state lawmakers, in Brooklyn Park, Minn. on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
The man accused of killing a Minnesota House lawmaker and her husband and wounding two others has been identified as 57-year-old Vance Boelter, a one-time appointee of Democratic Gov. Tim Walz
Police hunting for former Walz appointee suspected of shooting Minnesota lawmakers
The man accused of killing a Minnesota House lawmaker and her husband and wounding two others has been identified as 57-year-old Vance Boelter, a one-time appointee of Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.
www.washingtontimes.com
Vance Boelter is 57 years old and his Facebook page appears to have been deleted, but his LinkedIn bio identifies him as Dr. Vance Boelter and that he is a CEO of Red Lion Group in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He also is the Director of Security Patrols for Praetorian Guard Security Services, which provides security for private citizens.
In 2016, he was appointed by former Governor Mark Dayton to serve on the Governor’s Workforce Development Council, and was appointed to the Governor’s Workforce Development Board in 2019 by Governor Tim Walz. Both Hoffman and Hortman served on those boards with Boelter.
His profile says he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from St. Cloud State University before attending Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee where he obtained his Master’s Degree in Management and then a Doctorate in Leadership.
At the press conference a few minutes ago they showed the picture and said that it was from a business security camera in Minneapolis, taken this morning. So this is the latest disguise they have of him.
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Suspect in Minnesota Shooting Linked to Security Company, Evangelical Ministry
The alleged shooter is a 57-year-old white male; according to his ministry's website, he “sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn't the answer.”
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Early this morning, after the shootings, in Minneapolis.
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What does he have in his hand in that picture ? Cell phone?
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Law enforcement has said they found a manifesto and hit list in the alleged suspect’s car, which included politicians, abortion providers, and pro-abortion rights advocates. There were also allegedly fliers in his car for the “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump, which took place in cities across the US on Saturday.
The 57-year-old, who has been identified as the suspected shooter according to numerous reports, runs an armed security service with his wife, and has been affiliated with at least one evangelical organization, a ministry he has also run with his wife, according to a tax filing reviewed by WIRED. (His wife could not be immediately reached for comment.) According to public records and archived websites reviewed by WIRED, the suspect served for a time as the president of Revoformation Ministries. A version of the ministry’s website captured in 2011 carries a biography in which he is said to have been ordained in 1993.
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The 57-year-old, who has been identified as the suspected shooter according to numerous reports, runs an armed security service with his wife, and has been affiliated with at least one evangelical organization, a ministry he has also run with his wife, according to a tax filing reviewed by WIRED. (His wife could not be immediately reached for comment.) According to public records and archived websites reviewed by WIRED, the suspect served for a time as the president of Revoformation Ministries. A version of the ministry’s website captured in 2011 carries a biography in which he is said to have been ordained in 1993.
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Suspect in Minnesota Shooting Linked to Security Company, Evangelical Ministry
The alleged shooter is a 57-year-old white male; according to his ministry's website, he “sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn't the answer.”
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Wonder if any if the cameras in the homes captured him?Sources tell ABC News that authorities believe that when the Minnesota shooter opened fire, he was wearing a latex mask that looked realistic.
Police presence spotted at Green Isle home on possible person of interest connection
WCCO's helicopter has picked up images of some police activity outside of a residence in Green Isle, Minnesota where sources tell us may be a residence linked with Vance Boelter, the current person of interest in the shooting death and attack of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and...www.cbsnews.com
That hat is a ridiculous thing to wear? Not the sharpest tool in the shed!!!! This isn’t Texas!
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