Update:
Authorities have captured 57-year-old Vance Boelter near his Green Isle home, several sources confirmed to 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS reporter Tom Hauser.
BREAKING: Sources tell me the multi-agency task force including MN State Patrol arrested Boelter in the past 10 minutes. He’s been captured alive near Green Isle where a manhunt has been focused all day.
— Tom Hauser (@thauserkstp) June 16, 2025
He is believed to be responsible for fatally shooting Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband. He also shot Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.
Original:
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said the suspect is 57-year-old Vance Boelter. They confirmed at a news conference Sunday evening that he is not in custody. There is a nationwide warrant out for his arrest.
Sunday saw law enforcement descend upon Sibley County, where a vehicle tied to Boelter was discovered. Details about what was found during law enforcement’s search of the area have not been made public as of this report.
Boelter, according to authorities, posed as a police officer early Saturday morning and shot state representative Melissa Hortman and state senator John Hoffman and their spouses.
Hortman and her husband, Mark, were both killed in the attack. Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were both taken to the hospital where they underwent surgery.
Governor Tim Walz says he was “cautiously optimistic” about their recovery.
On Saturday, authorities established a shelter-in-place order around Brooklyn Park as they searched for Boelter; that order was later lifted after it was determined he was no longer in the area.
Boelter is described as a white man with brown hair who was most recently seen wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a dark, collared jacket, light pants and a dark bag. He is around 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs approximately 220 pounds.
Federal authorities, including the FBI and the ATF St. Paul, are assisting with the investigation.
The FBI is fully engaged on the ground in Minnesota and is working in collaboration with our local and state partners.
— Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) June 14, 2025
BREAKING | ATF has deployed special agents in response to the early morning attacks on two Minnesota state legislators in their homes. ATF is working alongside @MnDPS_BCA and many other law enforcement partners on this developing situation. The investigation is ongoing. pic.twitter.com/N2yKtbiWb8
— ATF St. Paul (@ATFStPaul) June 14, 2025
On Saturday, authorities said they had seized Boelter’s vehicle as well as a list of names, which appeared to be potential targets.
