Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker’s killing was ‘prepper’ preparing ‘for war’

21/06/2025 16:16 The Guardian

Vance Boelter had texted his family that they needed to flee their house before ‘people with guns’ showed upThe man charged in connection with the recent shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses was a doomsday “prepper” who instructed his family to “prepare for war” as he tried to evade capture, according to new court filings.Vance Boelter, 57, faces multiple federal and state murder charges after allegedly shooting dead the Democratic Minnesota state house speaker emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in the early hours of 14 June. Boelter is also accused of shooting and seriously wounding the Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, about 90 minutes earlier. Continue reading...

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