Minnesota, Vance Luther Boelter
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The man suspected of shooting two Democratic state lawmakers and their spouses in Minnesota while impersonating a police officer appeared in court on Monday afternoon as he faces an array of state and federal charges.
Minnesota officials said they are searching for Vance Luther Boelter, who was last seen in the Twin Cities area.
Minnesota Lawmakers Shooting Suspect Vance Boelter’s wife, Jenny Boelter, was detained for questioning after a traffic stop in Onamia, Minn., on Saturday, June 14, 5 Eyewitness News reported.
The suspect built a scattered career ranging from food to retailing to private security to pastoring, public records and his online postings show.
After a 43-hour search, Boelter was arrested in rural Sibley County and charged with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.
Vance Boelter, 57, has been charged in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. The Hennepin County Attorney said Monday that her office intends to pursue first-degree murder charges against him as well.
Minnesotans on Sunday (June 15) paid tribute to Democrat lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband after they were shot dead in their home a day earlier. Later that day, a massive two-day manhunt ended with the arrest of Vance Boelter,