The alleged murderer of an elected representative of Minnesota and her husband went to the night of the crime to the houses of four different elected officials, all Democrats, “with the intention of killing them,” said the federal prosecutor of this US state on Monday.
Vance Boelter, 57, arrested Sunday night after almost two days of men hunting, is white of six positions at the federal level, two of which were killed by a firearm, “responsible for life imprisonment, even capital punishment,” said Joe Thompson at a press conference.
The suspect is accused of having disguised himself as a police officer to kill, in his respective home in the Minneapolis, Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman. He is also accused of having seriously injured another elected official, John Hoffman, as well as his wife, whose life was no longer in danger, according to the authorities.
This double attack against two Democratic officials, elected respectively in the House of Representatives and in the Senate of this state of Cross -Border de Canada quite quite quiet, shocked to the political class, already sealed by extremely heavy partisan tensions.
“It was a political murder, a word that we do not use very often in the United States, and less here in Minnesota,” said the federal prosecutor, insisting on the “terrifying” character of the crime. “I hope this is a reminder for all,” added Joe Thompson. “People may not agree with you without having to kill or hurt them.”
In the early hours of June 14, the suspect “went to the houses of four elected officials of the State of Minnesota with the intention of killing them,” said Joe Thompson. But two of these attempts failed, one because the chosen one went on vacation with his family and the other thanks to the presence in the scene of a police car, he explained.
Towards perpetuity without conditional release?
Vance Boelter is also attacked in the state of Minnesota for two murder positions and two murder attempts. But Hennepin County Attorney General, in Minneapolis, Mary Moriarty on Monday announced his intention to initiate prosecution for murder. If he is convicted, he faces “perpetuity without the possibility of probation,” he said.
The federal procedure must have priority over Minnesota’s that will continue in parallel, said Joe Thompson, added that Vance Boelter had died on Monday under the care of federal authorities. A federal judge will be presented for the first time at 1:30 pm
His career ended on Sunday night in the town of Green isle, more than an hour west of Minneapolis. The most important human hunt in the history of Minnesota, according to the authorities, mobilized one hundred police officers, helped the drones in particular.
“This cannot be the way to solve our political differences”
Melissa Hortman, 55, mother of two children, was former president of the Chamber of Representatives of Minnesota. She had made the protection of the right to abort her high priority. But the federal prosecutor estimated that it was still too early to decide the motivations of the crime. The researchers found a list of more than 45 elected officials from Minnesota, at the state level or federal level, “said Joe Thompson.
Minnesota Democrat Governor Tim Walz, Kamala Harris, running partner in the presidential elections won by Donald Trump, asked that “this hateful act” became the norm. “” This cannot be the way to solve our political differences, “added Tim Walz, who knew Melissa Hortman well.
Donald Trump, who quickly condemned the “terrible” attack on the elected officials of Minnesota, he escaped two murder attempts, including one on July 13, 2024 during a campaign meeting in Pennsylvania (Northeast).
Source: BFM TV
