The alleged shooter is a 57-year-old white male; according to his ministry's website, he “sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn't the answer.”

A man named Vance Boelter allegedly shot and killed Melissa Hortman, a Democratic Minnesota state representative, and her husband Mark Hortman at their home at some point early Saturday morning while, according to law enforcement, impersonating a police officer. He also allegedly shot state senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette Hoffman at their home. They are alive, but remain in critical condition.

Law enforcement has said they found a manifesto and hit list in the alleged suspect’s car, which included politicians, abortion providers, and pro-abortion rights advocates. There were also allegedly fliers in his car for the “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump, which took place in cities across the US on Saturday.

The 57-year-old, who has been identified as the suspected shooter according to numerous reports, runs an armed security service with his wife, and has been affiliated with at least one evangelical organization, a ministry he has also run with his wife, according to a tax filing reviewed by WIRED. (His wife could not be immediately reached for comment.) According to public records and archived websites reviewed by WIRED, the suspect served for a time as the president of Revoformation Ministries. A version of the ministry’s website captured in 2011 carries a biography in which he is said to have been ordained in 1993.

Read more: https://www.wired.com/story/shooting-minnesota-melissa-hortman-vance-boelter/

  • Gork@sopuli.xyz
    1452·
    24 hours ago

    Another right wing shooter? But social media commenters all say he’s a dangerous Democrat! (I’ve seen it on Facebook, Threads, Bluesky)

    • PunnyName@lemmy.world
      45·
      22 hours ago

      Conservative subreddit is

      a) bitching about Kamala being inserted in without a primary, and

      b) calling out the heinous* nature of the shooting

      Such is the duality of idiots.

    • Oyml77@lemmy.today
      28·
      22 hours ago

      Look, if the shooter’s not a dangerous antifa Democrat or jihadist Muslim or violent immigrant or black or drag queen or other New World Orlder operative, obviously it was mental illness. White Christians could only do this sort of thing if they were mentally ill. Or it was the ADHD meds or SSRIs.

      At least that’s what I’ve heard from Alex Fucking Jones. Or he’ll claim it was a false flag. Every shooting. Every time.