Thompson said investigators have confirmed Boelter set out to commit a targeted assassination as an act of “political extremism.” He carried lists of DFL politicians’ home addresses and conducted surveillance outside the lawmakers’ homes. The lists included names of attorneys at national law firms, Thompson revealed Tuesday.
An unsealed federal search warrant released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office shows a letter allegedly written by Vance Boelter to FBI Director Kash Patel with his motives for carrying out politically motivated shootings in Minnesota on June 14. (U.S. Attorney’s Office)
The U.S. Attorney’s Office unsealed a 47-page search warrant written by FBI Special Agent Andrew Bilbrey which reveals that Boelter cased the Hortmans’ house several hours before they were killed.
It also gives an indication of Boelter’s motivations and details that his closest friends and associates were shocked by the allegations against him. Until 2020, the indictment notes, Boelter’s career centered on food companies and larger agribusinesses.
That career path then pivoted to “a series of positions relating to death,” including funeral homes, retrieving human remains from homicide scenes and car crashes and, up until the shootings, work for a medical facility that recovers eyes from organ donors. About the same time, Boelter unsuccessfully attempted to start two businesses, including a private security company and entrepreneurial efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Following the shootings at the Hoffman home, including narrowly missing Hope Hoffman after shooting her parents, Boelter traveled to the homes of Rep. Kristin Bahner in Maple Grove and Sen. Ann Rest in New Hope. He then arrived at the Hortmans about 3:30 a.m.
Boelter knocked on the door wearing a silicone face mask and a brown wig. He said he was performing a welfare check after a report of shots inside the home. Mark Hortman answered the door and Boelter shined a flashlight in his eyes.
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