A new report claims that law enforcement involved in Vance Boelter’s terrifying murder spree last month botched the response.
The Minnesota Star Tribunereports that communication across agencies was spotty, leaving several officials unaware of the threat posed for hours—raising questions about whether Boelter could have been apprehended sooner.
According to the paper’s report, Brooklyn Park Police allegedly deviated from department policy by waiting more than an hour to enter the home of Mark and Melissa Hortman after witnessing Boelter shoot Mark in the doorway and after shooting at Boelter themselves, according to the Star Tribune’s investigation.
Boelter allegedly shot and killed the Minnesota congresswoman and her husband at their Brooklyn Park home last month, after shooting State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. Boelter, who was reportedly armed with a hit list, visited homes belonging to two other Democratic lawmakers during his spree, but did not shoot anyone at either residence…