The Minnesota murderer will have made a new victim. Seriously injured, Gilbert, the Hortman family dog, a four -year -old Golden Retriever, had to be sacrificed according to a statement on Monday, June 16 published by the Helping Paws association on Instagram. On the night from Friday to Saturday, June 14, Vance Boetler, the main suspect, opened fire at Hortman’s house, killing Melissa, he chose Democrat and her husband.
In a press release published in Instragram, the association, which forms assistance dogs for people with disabilities and veterans suffering from post -traumatic stress, paid tribute to Hortman’s couple. “We regret the disappearance of two dedicated volunteers, as well as that of one of our beloved dogs, which had once been trained in our program,” the association wrote.
According to CNN, Melissa and Mark Hortman have been committed as volunteers with the aid legs since 2014. “We remember Melissa for their kindness, their compassion and its unwavering commitment to improve the world, both in their political function and for their volunteer with helping the Paws,” the association added.
Host family and dog coach assistance
The parents of two children Colin and Sophie, the Hortman, had adopted Gilbert in 2021 to train him as a help dog. But after two and a half years of training, the animal “has changed its career” and was adopted by Hortman, becoming a family member, “the organization said.
Before the adoption of Gilbert, Melissa and her husband had raised and trained to Minnie. According to the association, the assistance dog was attributed to a veteran. “Melissa served her community in many ways. She was a host family and dog coach for helping Paws, a neighbor and a friend,” said help Paws in a first press release on Instagram upon learning of the death of his volunteer.
Four chosen democrats attacked that night
During the night from Friday to Saturday, Vance Boetler, 57, the main suspect in this political crime, pretended to be a police officer and presented himself at the house of Melissa Hortman, a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Minnesota. Previously, the shooter had shot 17 times the Democratic senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. The couple survived miraculously.
After two days of a human hunt that will have mobilized hundreds of police officers, the main suspect was arrested on Sunday, June 15 near his farm in Green isle, Minnesota. According to local authorities, the arrest took place calm, “without the use of force.”
The night of the crime, Vance Boetler, went to the homes of four different elected officials with “the intention of killing them,” said the federal prosecutor of Minnesota on Monday. In the suspect, a “list of 45 names of elected officials of Minnesota was found, at the state level or federal level,” he added.
Source: BFM TV
