Vance Boelter Pleads Guilty in Assassination of Minnesota Lawmaker

Federal prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty for Vance Boelter, who still faces charges in state court.

By Mitch Smith

Gunman expected to plead guilty to killing Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman

Vance Boelter is facing both federal and state charges related to the fatal shootings of state Rep. Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband, Mark, and in an attack on state Sen. John A. Hoffman (D) and his wife, Yvette, that left them critically injured.

By Sheilan Regan, Jeremy Roebuck

Man pleads guilty to assassinating top Minnesota Democrat and her husband

Vance Boelter changes plea in murders of Melissa and Mark Hortman as prosecutors agree not to pursue death penalty The man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota house and her husband, as well as the nonfatal shootings of a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday after prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty. Vance Boelter was charged with murdering Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota house speaker, and her husban...

By Associated Press

Man pleads guilty to slaying top Democrat and her husband in Minnesota

Murder of Melissa and Mark Hortman by man disguised as police officer prompted concerns about political violence in US.

Vance Boelter changes plea to guilty in Minn. lawmaker shootings that killed Rep. Melissa Hortman, husband

Vance Boelter pleads guilty in Minneapolis federal court to the fatal shooting of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband.

Minnesota man pleads guilty to assassinating high-profile state politician, 3 other shootings

Minnesota native Vance Boelter pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal charges in connection with last year's targeted shootings of two Democratic state politicians and their spouses.

US man pleads guilty to assassinating Minnesota lawmaker and husband

The man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, as well as the non-fatal shootings of a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday after prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty. Vance Boelter was charged with murdering Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, and with shooting state Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman. Boelter came to their doors ...

By Associated Press

Man who posed as police officer and killed Minnesota Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband pleads guilty

He was disguised as a police officer and driving a fake squad car

By Brittney Donovan

Minnesota attacker pleads guilty in killing of lawmaker and husband, avoids death penalty

A man charged with the targeted killing of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in what prosecutors described as an act of political violence has pleaded guilty, avoiding a potential death penalty under a plea deal.

By Emmanuel Tetteh