section_path: Assassination
section_name: Assassination
paragraph_text: Assassination
  
  On June 14, 2025, Hortman, her husband, and their family dog were shot and killed at their home by a man impersonating a police officer. Another lawmaker, John Hoffman, and his wife were shot earlier that night by the same man. Minnesota governor Tim Walz said the shooting appeared to be a politically motivated assassination.
  
  The suspect in the shooting was identified as 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter. He was arrested the following night after a large-scale manhunt.
  
  On June 15, 2025, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar described Hortman's killing as a "politically motivated assassination" and said that authorites believed Boelter was hiding somewhere in the Midwest and "might" still be in Minnesota. Boelter was apprehended in Sibley County after being spotted by a resident's trail camera and by drones operated by law enforcement. The capture of and charges against Boelter were announced at a press conference led by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota, Joseph H. Thompson, on June 16, 2025. That same day, 2025, Sophie and Colin Hortman, the children of Melissa and Mark, issued a statement calling for 'hope and resilience'.
  
  On June 14, 2025, Hortman, her husband, and their family dog were shot and killed at their home by a man impersonating a police officer. Another lawmaker, John Hoffman, and his wife were shot earlier that night by the same man. Minnesota governor Tim Walz said the shooting appeared to be a politically motivated assassination.
  
  The suspect in the shooting was identified as 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter. He was arrested the following night after a large-scale manhunt.
  
  On June 15, 2025, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar described Hortman's killing as a "politically motivated assassination" and said that authorites believed Boelter was hiding somewhere in the Midwest and "might" still be in Minnesota. Boelter was apprehended in Sibley County after being spotted by a resident's trail camera and by drones operated by law enforcement. The capture of and charges against Boelter were announced at a press conference led by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota, Joseph H. Thompson, on June 16, 2025. That same day, 2025, Sophie and Colin Hortman, the children of Melissa and Mark, issued a statement calling for 'hope and resilience'.