Hennepin County Attorney’s Office to move forward with state charges against Vance Boelter

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office will move forward with the state charges filed against Vance Boelter for the June 2025 shootings of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, the attempted shooting of their daughter, Hope, and the assassination of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman along with her husband, Mark, and their dog, Gilbert.

Mr. Boelter’s plea deal with the U.S. Attorney’s Office does not resolve or change the status of any of the following state charges:

First-degree premeditated murder (Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman)
First-degree premeditated murder (Mark Hortman)
Attempted first-degree murder (Sen. John Hoffman)
Attempted first-degree murder (Yvette Hoffman)
Attempted first-degree murder (Hope Hoffman)
Attempted first-degree murder (Rep. Kristin Bahner)
Felony cruelty to an animal (Gilbert Hortman)
Impersonating a police officer

“Mr. Boelter will sit in a Hennepin County courtroom and be held accountable for his actions. We are in contact with the U.S. Attorney’s Office about transferring Mr. Boelter into our custody,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said. “This was a devastating wave of targeted political violence that shocked our state and the nation. My thoughts are with the Hoffmans, and with Mark and Melissa’s family and loved ones as the federal phase ends and we approach state prosecution.”

The sentence for a guilty verdict on a single charge of first-degree premeditated murder is mandatory life in prison without the possibility of parole. State sentences are not affected by presidential pardons.

Case Number: 27-CR-25-14999

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