“Vance Luther Boelter, a former member of Minnesota’s Governor’s Workforce Development Board, has been identified as the primary suspect in the June 14, 2025, targeted killings of State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband. Boelter, approximately 57 years old and originally from Gaylord, Minnesota, is believed to have impersonated a police officer using a modified vehicle to carry out a series of coordinated attacks at two residences in Champlin and Brooklyn Park. Law enforcement recovered flyers and manifestos in his vehicle referencing the “No Kings” protest movement, as well as writings condemning what he called “corporate-state fascism,” “legislative traitors,” and “monarchical symbolism” surrounding President Trump’s birthday and the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade. These materials suggest a motive rooted in anti-government extremism, with Boelter reportedly expressing anger over both Republican and Democratic lawmakers whom he viewed as complicit in eroding the Constitution”

shooter was a leftist confirmed