Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and Husband Assassinated, Senator John Hoffman and Wife Wounded
In the early morning hours of June 14, 2025, Vance Boelter (57) of Green Isle, MN attacked two Democratic lawmakers’ homes. At 2 AM, posing as police, he shot State Senator John Hoffman and wife Yvette at their Champlin home (both survived). At 3:35 AM, he killed Speaker Emerita Melissa …
Melissa Hortman (victim, killed)
Mark Hortman (victim, killed)
John Hoffman (victim, wounded)
Yvette Hoffman (victim, wounded)
Vance Boelter (perpetrator)
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