Watch replay: State officials announce arrest in lawmaker shootings

Vance Boelter was arrested Sunday night and charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree attempted murder.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
June 15, 2025 at 11:03PM

Authorities arrested and charged Vance Boelter on Sunday night after he allegedly shot and killed House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband in their Brooklyn Park home and shot and seriously injured state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife in their home in Champlin.

Watch a replay of the news conference where officials discussed Boelter’s arrest.

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