
Mara Gottfried
Reporter at Pioneer Press
Reporter covering St. Paul public safety @PioneerPress. Reach me at [email protected] or 651-503-0163. DMs open.
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1 week ago |
twincities.com | Mara Gottfried
A page in a notebook of the man charged with shooting Twin Cities legislators and their spouses was titled “Finding people.”And the notes that followed, according to federal charges, weren’t top secret methods: Vance Boelter, 57, listed websites that are readily available to look up people to find their addresses and names of relatives. Some are government websites that are free and others are private people-search engines, according to the federal charges against him.
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mercurynews.com | Mara Gottfried
A 57-year-old man impersonating a police officer went to four Twin Cities legislators’ homes early Saturday, intending to kill them, the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota said Monday in announcing federal charges. Vance Luther Boelter is accused of fatally shooting Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding Sen. John Hoffman and his wife in another shooting in suburban Minneapolis. He didn’t come into contact with the two other legislators.
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brainerddispatch.com | Mara Gottfried
ST. PAUL — The man suspected in the political assassination of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman has been federally charged, officials announced Monday. Vance L. Boelter, 57, is charged with stalking Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman, the murders of Melissa and Mark Hortman, and firearms offenses for the shootings of the Hortmans and of John and Yvette Hoffman.
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inforum.com | Mara Gottfried
ST. PAUL — The man suspected in the political assassination of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman has been federally charged, officials announced Monday. Vance L. Boelter, 57, of Green Isle, is charged with stalking Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman; the murders of Melissa and Mark Hortman; and firearms offenses for the shootings of the Hortmans and of Hoffman and his wife, Yvette.
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pressandguide.com | Mara Gottfried
Charges: Man who shot MN legislators announced himself as officer He was dressed as an officer and driving a police-style vehicle, criminal complaint says
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