Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman had tearfully joined Republicans to cut healthcare for adult illegal aliens just days before being assassinated by a former appointee of Democrat Governor Tim Walz, who had “No Kings” flyers in his vehicle.
During Monday’s Minnesota Special Session, Rep. Hortman helped cut access to MinnesotaCare benefits for undocumented immigrants over the age of 18. She was the only Democrat to vote in favor of the bill.
“I know that people will be hurt by that vote and I’m – we worked very hard to try and get a budget deal that wouldn’t include that provision,” the now-deceased representative said through tears after the vote. “I did what leaders do… I stepped up and got the job done for the people of Minnesota.”
Just before Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman was shot and killed by a suspect with “No Kings” flyers in their car, she broke down in tears on camera after voting with Republicans to restrict the health care access of adult illegal aliens.
Hortman was the only Democrat to vote in… pic.twitter.com/PynKuyeTML
— AF Post (@AFpost) June 14, 2025
Gov. Walz announced Saturday morning that state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband did not survive a 2 a.m. attack at their home on Saturday by a suspect wearing what appeared to be a police uniform. The suspect also went to the house of State Sen. John Hoffman, shooting him and his wife.
Hoffman and his wife are alive and out of surgery after both were injured in the shooting.
The suspect in the shooting, Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was appointed by Walz in 2019 to serve on the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, but also leads an international security firm.
Boelter’s wife also appears to have interned for Gov. Walz directly in 2010; however, The Gateway Pundit has not been able to independently confirm this relationship.
Looks like Vance Luther Boelter’s wife was also an intern for Walz pic.twitter.com/0JUBVqW1Gi
— Aggressive Angle (@lowsloperoof) June 14, 2025
It has been reported that the suspect was dressed up as a police officer when he went to the lawmaker’s homes and shot the two couples. Boelter is the Director of Security Patrols at Praetoria Security, a security firm in the state. The firm’s website features staff dressed in uniforms that closely resemble those of law enforcement.
#BREAKING: Dr. Vance Boelter, the Tim Walz appointee who ALLEGEDLY kiIIed Rep. Melissa Hortman, is the Director of Security Patrols at a security firm in MN
This explains how he would have access to a “law enforcement-like” vehicle and uniform, as police have reported.
He… pic.twitter.com/oPEeElIFn8
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 14, 2025
A biography of Boelter on the Praetoria website states:
Dr. Vance Boelter has been involved with security situations in Eastern Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East, including the West Bank, Southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. He brings a great security aspect forged by both many on the ground experiences combined with training by both private security firms and by people in the U.S. Military. He has worked for the largest U.S. oil refining company, the world’s largest food company based in Switzerland and the world’s largest convenience retailer based in Japan. Vance has focused all this experience to make sure Praetorian Guard Security Services covers the needs you have to keep your family and property safe.
Boelter’s LinkedIn also lists him as the CEO of Red Lion Group.
The police arrived at Hortman’s residence to check on them after the first shooting at Hoffman’s home and encountered the suspect.
“At which time, Brooklyn Park police officers encountered an individual who immediately fired at them, and they exchanged gunfire and the individual was able to escape during that exchange of gunfire,” Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said at a press conference Saturday.
The shooter’s car, which was left at the scene, was littered with fliers printed with “No Kings,” a direct nod to the unhinged protests planned against President Donald Trump’s administration. A manifesto was also located, containing a list of other politicians.
Given the targeted shootings of state lawmakers overnight, we are asking the public to not attend today’s planned demonstrations across Minnesota out of an abundance of caution. pic.twitter.com/7hFccnrQUT
— MN State Patrol (@MnDPS_MSP) June 14, 2025
A manhunt for Boelter is currently underway.
The No Kings protests in the state have been cancelled.
The Democrat governor called the assassinations and attempts acts of “targeted political violence.”
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