Vance Boelter arrested near Green Isle, Minnesota (June 15, 2025)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) – Governor Tim Walz is expected to sign a bill that passed in the Senate Wednesday. It would impose tougher criminal penalties for people who impersonate police and follows the political attacks on lawmakers last summer.
Last June, former House Speaker Melissa Hortman was assassinated, along with her husband Mark. State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were also shot and severely injured. Hoffman authored the bill after he was shot nine times in the attack.
“When I answered the door on June 14, I did so because of the trust,” said Hoffman. “And I never want another person in this state to have that trust shattered. With today’s bill, Mr. President, we’re making sure it never happens again.”
The alleged assassin, Vance Boelter, wore a mask and drove a SUV that included emergency lights when police say he killed the Hortman’s and wounded the Hoffmans.
Senator Jeff How described how a real police officer knocked on his door that morning as they scrambled to protect and alert other state lawmakers during what became the largest manhunt in Minnesota history.
“He came inside my house, and then he told me what had happened,” says How. “And what little hair I have on my head stood straight up.”
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