Vance Boelter pleads guilty to Hortman killings, Hoffman shootings

By: Max Nesterak, J. Patrick Coolican

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 1,173

Last Updated: 10 hours, 4 minutes ago

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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.

The shocking acts of violence nearly a year ago to the day scarred the state and injected a new level of fear into politics.

Boelter, 58, shuffled into the federal courtroom in downtown Minneapolis, wearing …

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