Vance Boelter Indicted in Minnesota Lawmaker Killings

Vance Boelter, 57, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on six counts, including murder, attempted murder, stalking, and firearms offenses, for the politically-motivated June 14 shootings that killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and critically wounded State Senator John Hoffman and his wife. Boelter allegedly used a latex mask and fake police car to disguise himself while targeting Democratic lawmakers at their homes, and left notebooks listing dozens of officials as potential targets. Authorities said he surveilled his victims for weeks and utilized interstate facilities to carry out the attacks. Investigators found a letter Boelter wrote to FBI Director Kash Patel, making fantastical claims about covert missions and an assassination directive from the governor, which officials dismissed as delusional. The indictment allows the federal case to proceed, with Attorney General Pam Bondi to decide on seeking the death penalty. The attacks have prompted increased scrutiny of lawmakers' security in Minnesota.