Boelter Sentenced in Minnesota Political Killings
Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to six federal charges for the politically motivated shootings that killed Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and seriously wounded a state senator and his wife; prosecutors seek two consecutive life sentences plus 40 years, with sentencing set for Thursday. Separate state charges remain pending, and authorities emphasize the attacks as a targeted assault on Minnesota’s lawmakers and democratic institutions.