Vance Boelter, who was named as a suspect in the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers on Saturday, left behind a complex financial and professional history.
He remains on the run with a manhunt underway. State Rep. Melissa Hortman, 55 years old, and her husband were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park home. Elsewhere in Champlin, state Sen. John Hoffman, 60, and his wife were also shot at home and are recovering after undergoing surgery. Gov. Tim Walz described the shooting as “an act of targeted political violence.”
While Boelter was listed as director of security patrols for private-security company Praetorian Guard Security Services, it’s unclear if that was his primary source of income.
He worked for an eye donation center, according to David Carlson, who shared a house in Minneapolis with Boelter and told Reuters he’s known him since fourth grade.
Carlson also said Boelter was working at a funeral home while experiencing financial and mental health challenges, according to the New York Times.
