A parent of one of the legislators who was shot dead in Minnesota this weekend, says that the wife of Democratic Senator John Hoffman saved his daughter’s life by protecting her from the ball dam.
Hoffman and his wife Yvette Hoffman get back to hospital after the alleged shooter, Vance Boelter57 years old, pulled them nine and eight times, respectively.
During the shooting, Yvette used her body to cover her adult daughter, Hope Hoffman, protecting her from gunshots, said a nephew.
“My aunt threw herself on her daughter, using her body as a shield to save her life.”
Boelter Police on Sunday After having found him in the woods near his home after a massive manhunt It stretched over two days. He is accused of having shot the former Democratic president of the Chamber, Melissa Hortman, and her husband, Mark, in their house, shortly after opening fire on the Hoffmans in their house a few kilometers away.
This booking photo provided by the Sheriff’s Bureau of Hennepin County shows Vance Boelter in Green Isle, Minnesota, June 16, 2025.
County Sheriff Office of Hennepin via AP
Minnesota legislator also said that Hortman’s dog should be euthanasia After being shot in the attack.
“Her children had to repress him after learning that their parents had been murdered,” said representative Erin Koegel on the X social media platform. “Gilbert was not going to survive. Melissa loved this dog. She trained him as a dog of assistance. He escaped school and she was so happy that he failed to stay!
Boelter is accused of pretending to be a police officer while putting the fatal attack and that acting American lawyer Joseph Thompson told journalists on Monday morning that Boelter had meticulously vibrated the attacks, carrying out surveillance missions, taking notes on the houses and the people he targeted and disguised as a policeman just before the shooting.
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Thompson said the suspect arrived at the Hoffmans’ homes early on Saturday on Saturday and hit their door. He wore a silicon mask and shone a flashlight on their faces, saying that there was a shooter reported at home and asking if they had weapons.
The Hoffmans shouted: “You are not a cop!” Said Thompson. Then the suspect announced “this is a flight” and he forced his way in the house and pulled them.
At 2:05 a.m., Hope Hoffman called 911 to report that her parents had been slaughtered, officials said.
The ball holes mark the front door of the Minnesota room, Senator John Hoffman and his wife who were slaughtered earlier during the day, Saturday June 14, 2025, in Champlin, Minn.
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Boelter had numerous notebooks full of plans that seemed to be months in preparation, said Thompson. According to Boelter, law enforcement officials were the premeditated nature of attacks, Boelter wrote in a notebook a list of search engines on the Internet, according to the judicial archives.
A list of around 70 names has been found in the recovered writings of the false police vehicle which was left to crime scene Outside the Hortmans’ homes, officials announced on Sunday. The writings and the list of names included state and federal legislators and community leaders, as well as defenders of abortion and information on health establishments, according to officials.
But the authorities found no writing that “would clearly identify what motivated him,” said Thompson. Although the targets are democrats and elected officials, Thompson said it was too early to speculate on all kinds of political ideology.
Democratic governor Tim Walz described shots as “a political motivation assassination”.
Friends and former Boelter colleagues told the Associated Press that he was a devout Christian who had attended an evangelical church and had attended campaign rallies for US President Donald Trump.
They added that he did not often talk about politics And gave no impression that he could have had extreme beliefs.
“He had the right politically but never fanaticFrom what I saw, just strong beliefs, “said Paul Schroeder, who has known Boelter for years, at AP.
“It seemed to be fair that he was a conservative republican who naturally followed Trump.”
In a press release, shared by the Hoffman family, the senator and his wife shared that they recover and “both incredibly lucky Being alive.
“We continue our healing trip and are humiliated by the outpouring of love and the support that our family has received from the whole state and our nation,” the family said in a statement seen by ABC News.
Boelter is a former policy named politician who sat on the same council for the development of the state labor as Hoffman, according to the files, although it is not clear if or how they knew each other.
Around 6 am on Saturday, Boelter sent sms to friends to apologize for his actions, although he did not say what he had done.
“I’m going to have left for a while. Maybe being dead shortly, so I just want to let you know that I love you both and I want it not to go that way. … I am sorry for all the problems that this has caused,” he wrote in messages considered by the AP.
Boelter was accused of federal murder and a hunt for offenses. He also faces state accusations, including murder and attempted murder.
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