The FBI has issued a $50,000 reward for data resulting in the arrest and conviction of Vance Luther Boelter, a 57-year-old suspect accused of orchestrating the focused assassination of Minnesota Home Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark.
The brazen assault, which additionally left State Senator John Hoffman and his spouse injured in a separate capturing in Champlin, has despatched shockwaves by the state and nation, with authorities labeling it a “politically motivated” act of terror.
Boelter was appointed by Walz in 2019 to serve on the Governor’s Workforce Improvement Board, and leads a global safety agency.
The FBI gives a reward of as much as $50,000 for information resulting in the arrest and conviction of Vance L. Boelter, suspected of capturing two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses at their residences on June 14, 2025: https://t.co/XjawGOt5lq pic.twitter.com/tZ9RE97OHk
— FBI Most Wished (@FBIMostWanted) June 14, 2025
Based on the Minnesota Bureau of Legal Apprehension (BCA), at roughly 2 a.m. on Saturday, Boelter, allegedly impersonating a police officer and outfitted with an armored vest and Taser, struck the Hoffman residence in Champlin. Simply over an hour later, at 3:35 a.m., he focused the Hortman residence in close by Brooklyn Park, the place a automobile resembling a police squad automotive with flashing lights was noticed within the driveway.
Brooklyn Park police, proactively checking on Hortman attributable to her proximity to Hoffman, encountered the suspect, who opened hearth earlier than fleeing on foot. Officers returned hearth, however Boelter escaped, abandoning a manifesto and an inventory of different legislators and officers, in keeping with legislation enforcement sources.
“No Kings” flyers have been additionally discovered within his automobile.
The FBI’s Minneapolis Discipline Workplace, alongside the BCA, Brooklyn Park Police, and Champlin Police, has launched a large manhunt for Boelter, who is taken into account armed and harmful.
BREAKING: Suspect in Lawmaker Assassination Was a Tim Walz Appointee, Leads Worldwide Safety Agency
Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Legal Apprehension, mentioned Boelter is 6’1’’ and weighs round 220 kilos, with brown hair and brown eyes. He gave the impression to be sporting a latex masks in the course of the capturing rampage. He was final seen sporting a “mild coloured” cowboy hat and a “darkish coloured” long-sleeved collared shirt.
“We nonetheless don’t know if extra individuals are concerned, however this particular person is the one which we’re wanting as an individual of curiosity proper now, however there could also be different folks with him, and we wish to converse to anyone which will have had contact with him at any cut-off date,” Evans advised reporters throughout a press briefing.
The FBI is urging the general public to come back ahead with any details about Boelter’s whereabouts, providing a toll-free tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324) or the BCA tip line at 877-996-6222. Suggestions will also be submitted on-line at suggestions.fbi.gov or through e mail at [email protected].
“The general public is requested to name 911 instantly in the event that they see Boelter. Don’t method him,” the FBI warned.
