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Vance Boelter, who admitted to stalking and shooting several Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, is scheduled to be sentenced to life imprisonment during a federal court hearing on Thursday.
Last month, Boelter pleaded guilty to six federal charges against him, including two counts of stalking, two counts of murder, and two federal firearm offenses. In exchange for his guilty plea, federal prosecutors agreed to remove the death penalty from consideration, instead recommending two consecutive life sentences plus an additional 40 years behind bars.
U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Daniel Rosen stated in June, “We now expect Vance Boelter will spend the rest of his natural life in prison without parole.”
During court proceedings last month, Boelter confessed to fatally shooting Minnesota state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, at their residence in the early hours of June 14, 2025. On the same day, he also shot and wounded state Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, at their home and attempted to shoot their daughter.
Authorities revealed that Boelter, who disguised himself as a police officer, had also visited the homes of two other state lawmakers but found them unoccupied.
In addition to the federal charges, Boelter faces separate state charges. He has pleaded not guilty in the state case, and the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced last month that it will proceed with prosecution on those charges.
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