{"id":2447873,"date":"2025-06-16T13:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-know-about-vance-boelter-the-suspected-assassin-in-minnesota\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T13:12:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:12:54","slug":"what-to-know-about-vance-boelter-the-suspected-assassin-in-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-know-about-vance-boelter-the-suspected-assassin-in-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know about Vance Boelter, the suspected assassin in Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-to-know-about-vance-boelter-the-suspected-assassin-in-minnesota%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2447873&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vance Boelter, a 57-year-old man from Green Isle, Minnesota, was arrested after a daylong manhunt, suspected of assassinating Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and also attempting to kill Democratic state Sen.John Hoffman and his wife. The Brooklyn Park Police Chief described the manhunt as the largest in the state&#8217;s history, involving multiple response teams and a helicopter.<\/p>\n<p>Boelter, who has five children and worked in the funeral industry, has a background in mortuary science and previously ran a security company with his wife. Politically,he is identified as a supporter of Donald Trump and was involved in a conservative protest,with authorities discovering anti-Democratic materials in his vehicle. Although he had previously served on a state workforce board, friends noted he had been experiencing financial and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/naomi-osaka-representing-japan-knocked-from-olympics-in-stunning-upset\/\" title=\"Naomi Osaka, Representing Japan, Knocked From Olympics In Stunning Upset\u00a0\">mental health struggles<\/a>, indicating a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent personal decline<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">What to know about Vance Boelter, the suspected assassin in Minnesota<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Minnesota<\/a> authorities arrested Vance Boelter, the suspect in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/assassinations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">assassination <\/a>of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic<\/a> state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iraqi-pm-survives-assassination-attempt-as-tensions-rise\/\" title=\"Iraqi PM Survives ... Attempt as Tensions Rise\">failed assassination attempt<\/a> of Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, on Sunday afternoon after a daylong manhunt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley called it the &ldquo;largest manhunt in state history&rdquo; that required the response of multiple response teams and a state patrol helicopter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3442684\/congress-security-lawmakers-minnesota-shootings\/\">Congress eyes expanding security for lawmakers after Minnesota shootings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3442671\/bystander-killed-no-kings-protest-utah-arturo-gamboa\/\">Bystander killed at &#8216;No Kings&#8217; protest in Utah<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3442556\/minnesota-shooting-suspect-arrested-after-two-day-manhunt\/\">Minnesota shooting suspect arrested after two-day manhunt<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Where he was ultimately taken into custody was in a field,&rdquo; Bruley said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This booking photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office shows Vance Boelter in Green Isle, Minn., on June 16, 2025. (Hennepin County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is Vance Boelter?<\/h2>\n<p>Boelter, 57, is married with five children and lives in Green Isle, a rural community southwest of Minneapolis. He was also renting a small room inside a shared home from a friend due to his late shifts working between two funeral services companies, at which he removed dead bodies from homes and nursing homes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From 2023 to 2024, Boelter attended Des Moines Area&nbsp;Community College, taking classes in the school&rsquo;s mortuary science program, a school spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/14\/us\/politics\/minnesota-shootings-gunman-suspect.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> the <em>New York Times.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On Boelter&rsquo;s LinkedIn, he is listed as the CEO of the Red Lion Group, with its operations being in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company&rsquo;s website is no longer accessible, but an archived version stated its mission was to create &ldquo;good jobs for local people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Boelter, a self-proclaimed Christian, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8uOyX4Uxp7E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">delivered sermons <\/a>in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including one in which he criticized gay and transgender people. He became an ordained minister in 1993.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Boelter and his wife Jenny also ran a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-jerrys-urged-its-hometown-to-slash-police-force-so-businesses-launched-their-own-safety-program\/\" title=\"Ben &amp; Jerry\u2019s Urged Its ...town To Slash Police Force, So Businesses Launched Their Own Safety Program\">private security company<\/a> known as Praetorian Guard Security Services, with Boelter listed as the director of security patrols and his wife the president. The company used Ford Explorers, the same vehicle model found at Hortman&rsquo;s home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Boelter worked as a general manager for a 7-Eleven gas station from 2016 to 2021. He has spent more than 20 years working in the food industry, working for companies such as Nestle, Del Monte Foods, and Johnsonville Sausage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are his political affiliations?<\/h2>\n<p>While Boelter&rsquo;s motives remain unknown, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/06\/14\/us\/video\/minnesota-lawmakers-targeted-shooting-walz-update-digvid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">declared<\/a> that the shooting &ldquo;appears to be a politically motivated assassination.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Authorities first encountered Boelter outside of Hortman&rsquo;s home, where they<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3442053\/two-minnesota-lawmakers-shot-by-suspect-impersonating-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> found inside<\/a> his vehicle &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; protest flyers, and a notebook with 70 listed names of lawmakers, all of whom were Democrats, as well as doctors, community and business leaders, and locations for Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota does not require voters to declare a party affiliation, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/14\/us\/politics\/minnesota-shootings-gunman-suspect.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">recent report<\/a> from 2020 showed Boelter was listed as having &ldquo;no party preference.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, his childhood friend and roommate, David Carlson, shared that Boelter was adamantly opposed to abortion and voted for President Donald Trump.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He would be offended if people called him a Democrat,&rdquo; Carlson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CBSNews\/videos\/roommate-of-minnesota-lawmaker-shooting-suspect-explains-his-politics-hes-a-trum\/540736028989844\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;Well he&rsquo;s a Trump supporter. He voted for Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Boelter was appointed to serve on the Minnesota Governor&rsquo;s Workforce by former Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton in 2016 and was reappointed by Walz in 2019. The board, which consists of 41 members, works to improve business development in the state. One of his victims, Hoffman, also served on the board at the same time as Boelter. Both attended a virtual meeting in 2022 centered on the job market in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. It is unknown if the two knew of each other. One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/loudoun-chief-of-staff-no-longer-employed-after-rape-handling\/\" title=\"Loudoun Chief Of Staff No Longer Employed After Rape Handling\">board member told<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em> it would be easy for two members of the board not to know each other.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent downward spiral<\/h2>\n<p>Carlson shared that Boelter was experiencing financial and mental health challenges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He &ldquo;just gave up on life for some reason,&rdquo; Carlson shared with the<em> New York Times.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Boelter had paid Carlson his rent for four months in advance and had texted him that he might &ldquo;be dead shortly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to say anything more and implicate you in any way because you guys don&rsquo;t know anything about this,&rdquo; Boelter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3442556\/minnesota-shooting-suspect-arrested-after-two-day-manhunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">texted to Carlson <\/a>and the other men who lived in their house. &ldquo;But I love you guys and I&rsquo;m sorry for all the trouble this has caused.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance Boelter, suspected assassin in Minnesota, arrested<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2447874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vance-Boelter-scaled-copy.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36508,5698,57248,38823,57247],"class_list":["post-2447873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-crime-news","tag-minnesota","tag-suspected-assassin","tag-true-crime","tag-vance-boelter"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vance-Boelter-scaled-copy.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447873"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447877,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447873\/revisions\/2447877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}