The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Thursday identified the officer who fired his weapon when he encountered Vance Boelter, the man charged in the killing of Melissa and Mark Hortman, outside their Brooklyn Park home.
The BCA says Brooklyn Park officer Zachary Baumtrog arrived at Hortmans’ home around 3:30 a.m. on June 14 to find a vehicle resembling a squad car with emergency lights flashing and a man, later identified as Boelter, in front of the home dressed as a police officer.
Criminal complaint details say officers saw Boelter shoot Mark Hortman through the doorway. Baumtrog fired his weapon in response to Boelter shooting his gun, the BCA says. Boelter then went inside the home and escaped the area…