Max Nesterak Minnesota Reformer, Author at Heartland Signal

Two side-by-side images of Vance Boelter, the man who plead guilty for killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman. The left image is Boelter's booking photo. On the right, he is shown outdoors under a purple twilight sky while being apprehended by tactical officers in green

Vance Boelter pleads guilty to Hortman killings, Hoffman shootings

By J. Patrick Coolican Minnesota Reformer & Max Nesterak Minnesota Reformer

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News

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June 11, 2026

Vance Boelter pleaded guilty on Thursday to the murders of former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman, one of Minnesota’s most consequential legislative leaders, and her husband, Mark, as well as the shooting of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.

A large crowd gathers at night on a street next to a Minneapolis Fire truck with bright, flashing red and blue emergency lights. People stand on the road, sidewalk, and the porch of a two-story house, with several holding up phones to film.

ICE agent charged in nonfatal north Minneapolis shooting arrested in Texas

By Max Nesterak Minnesota Reformer

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Accountability

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May 29, 2026

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who faces charges in Minnesota for shooting a man in the leg during Operation Metro Surge and lying about it was arrested on Friday in Texas, local prosecutors announced.