Minnesota Shooting Timeline: Suspect Vance Boelter's Last Words To Family Before Capture

A Minnesota man is successful custody aft allegedly shooting 2 authorities lawmakers and their spouses, killing two Saturday morning. 

Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was captured successful Sibley County aft a two-day manhunt and now faces authorities and national execution charges, among different crimes.

He is accused of sidesplitting erstwhile Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband, Mark, early Saturday greeting astatine their Brooklyn Park location successful Minneapolis. He besides allegedly changeable authorities Sen. John Hoffman, besides a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, successful their adjacent Champlin location successful a related attack. 

The Sibley County Sheriff's Office told Fox News Boelter "verbally" identified himself to authorities searching for him successful nan area connected Sunday evening.

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A mugshot of Minnesota shooting fishy Vance Boelter successful custody astatine Hennepin County Jail. (Hennepin County Jail)

"The look of evil," nan Ramsey County Sheriff's Office said successful a Facebook station Sunday, on pinch a photograph of Boelter's capture. "After relentless and wished constabulary work, nan slayer is now successful custody. Thanks to nan dedication of aggregate agencies moving together on pinch support from nan community, justness is 1 measurement closer."

In nan days since nan shootings, officials person released much accusation successful tribunal records, establishing a clearer timeline of events:

June 14

2 a.m.

Authorities responded to a 911 telephone astir 2:06 a.m. Saturday from nan Hoffmans' girl reporting that her parents — John and Yvette — had been changeable successful their location successful Champlin.

Both victims were transported to a adjacent infirmary and are expected to recover. 

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The rear broadside of a location belonging to erstwhile House Speaker Melissa Horman, who was murdered successful Brooklyn Park, Minn., June 14, 2025. (Fox News)

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., shared a connection from Hoffman's woman connected Sunday, saying John was changeable 9 times and Yvette was struck 8 times.

"John is enduring galore surgeries correct now and is person each hr to being retired of nan woods," Yvette wrote successful a connection to Klobuchar. "He took [nine] slug hits. I took [eight] and we are some incredibly fortunate to beryllium alive. We are gutted and devastated by nan nonaccomplishment of Melissa and Mark. There is ne'er a spot for this benignant of governmental hate."

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said "the heroic actions by nan Hoffman family and their girl Hope saved countless lives" during a news convention Sunday.

"The latest news is Sen. Hoffman came retired of his last room and is moving toward that, toward recovery," Walz said astatine Sunday night's news conference.

2:24 a.m.

After nan shooting astatine nan Hoffmans' home, Boelter traveled to nan location of different Minnesota authorities typical successful nan Maple Grove neighborhood, according to tribunal documents and acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson, who said during a news convention Monday announcing national charges against Boelter.

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A surveillance photograph released by authorities shows a masked fishy successful nan shooting of 2 Democratic lawmakers successful Minnesota June 14, 2025. (Minnesota Department of Public Safety)

Around 2:24 a.m. Saturday, he knocked connected nan unnamed authorities lawmaker's door, but nary 1 answered. The lawmaker and his woman were connected vacation. Thompson described information footage arsenic "haunting" because nan fishy still had connected nan silicon disguise and constabulary azygous worn astatine nan Hoffmans' shooting.

"Boelter planned his onslaught carefully."

2:36 a.m.

Just minutes aft knocking connected nan Maple Grove family's door, Boelter allegedly traveled to different authorities senator's location successful New Hope, Minnesota. Boelter parked connected nan thoroughfare successful his achromatic SUV. New Hope police dispatched an serviceman to nan authorities senator's location to behaviour a wellness check. Upon arrival, an serviceman located Boelter's SUV parked connected nan artifact pinch its lights on, according to nan U.S. attorney.

Vance Boelter allegedly wore a "hyper-realistic" silicon disguise while targeting victims Saturday. (DOJ)

"The New Hope constabulary serviceman pulled up adjacent to Boelter … rolled down her model and attempted to speak pinch him. Boelter did not respond," Thompson said. "The New Hope constabulary serviceman proceeded to nan authorities senator's home, and she waited for rule enforcement to arrive. … By nan clip they did, Boelter had near nan scene."

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3:35 a.m.

Boelter past traveled to nan Hortmans' location successful Brooklyn Park, wherever he allegedly changeable Melissa and Mark while wearing nan aforesaid constabulary azygous and mask.

Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman were targeted successful a shooting that near her dormant and him earnestly injured. (AP Images)

Officials had been "proactively" dispatched to nan Hortmans' location successful nan Brooklyn Park vicinity of Minneapolis aft proceeding what had happened astatine nan Hoffmans' home.

Upon presence astatine astir 3:35 a.m., officers witnessed nan fishy sprout 1 of nan victims done nan unfastened beforehand door. Officers discovered some victims dormant from gunshot wounds wrong nan house, according to a probable origin statement.

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Upon presence astatine nan Hortman location astir 3:35 a.m., officers witnessed nan fishy sprout 1 of nan victims done nan unfastened beforehand door. (DOJ)

Police exchanged gunfire pinch Boelter earlier he fled nan area, tribunal documents state.

"Question is, really important was it that nan constabulary serviceman stopped astatine Rep. Hortman's house, which really foiled this full plan?" Thompson asked during Monday's property conference. "It's incredibly important. That started pinch a sergeant who was really disconnected work – was stepping retired of nan building and had heard that location was a shooting successful different organization astatine Sen. Hoffman's house, [and] being alert, said to officers and nan constabulary department, 'Hey, thrust by Melissa Hortman's location and conscionable cheque connected nan house, would you?' And that's fundamentally why they pulled up and recovered [him] successful nan drive."

Police portion blocks disconnected nan location of authorities Rep. Melissa Hortman Sunday, June 15, 2025, successful Brooklyn Park, Minn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Thomspon added "the criminal enactment was occurring" erstwhile officers arrived astatine nan Hortmans' home.

"It's nary exaggeration to opportunity this is nan worldly of nightmares."

"Had they not foiled nan scheme … fundamentally took his conveyance distant from him, which progressive each his maps, each his names, each his weaponry – I would beryllium very frightened what it would look for illustration complete nan adjacent fewer hours had [they] not done that," nan U.S. lawyer said.

Vance Luther Boelter was charged successful attacks that near 2 group dormant and 2 injured, according to authorities. (Minnesota Department of Public Safety)

5:30 a.m.

The Brooklyn Park Police Department issued a shelter-in-place bid for residents successful nan area, FOX 9 Minneapolis first reported.

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6:18 a.m.

Boelter texted his family members astatine 6:18 a.m. Saturday aft nan shootings, according to tribunal documents.

"Dad went to warfare past night… I don't wanna opportunity much because I don't wanna implicate anybody," nan alleged matter says.

Broken windows astatine nan location of Melissa Hortman June 15, 2025, successful Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Around nan aforesaid time, Boelter allegedly sent a connection to his woman stating, "Words are not gonna explicate really sorry I americium for this situation… there's gonna beryllium immoderate group coming to nan location equipped and trigger-happy and I don't want you guys around."

7 a.m.

Boelter meets a witness, identified only arsenic Witness 1 successful tribunal documents, astatine a autobus extremity successful northbound Minneapolis.

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Witness 1 told constabulary Boelter, whom he did not know, was carrying 2 duffel bags and asked to acquisition an electrical motorcycle from nan witness. The witnesser agreed, and they boarded nan autobus to nan witness' home. Once there, Boelter allegedly asked to acquisition nan witness' Buick sedan, and nan witnesser agreed, according to nan probable origin statement.

Authorities person released a photograph of Vance Luther Boelter taken Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Minnesota Department of Public Safety )

Boelter past drove nan sedan to a slope successful Robinsdale and withdrew $2,000. Cameras captured him wearing a cowboy chapeau astatine nan time. The fishy allegedly paid nan witnesser $900 for nan e-bike and sedan.

9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Officials big a news convention announcing nan Hortmans were pronounced dormant aft officials were dispatched to their location that morning.

Gov. Tim Walz urged nan nationalist not to be governmental rallies scheduled for that Saturday successful Minneapolis. 

Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley speaks astatine a news convention astatine nan Minnesota Emergency Management Center aft nan apprehension of Vance Boelter June 15, 2025. (Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu)

Sometime Saturday morning, Boelter's wife, Jennifer Boelter, "consented to a hunt of her car," nan probable origin connection states. 

"From nan car, rule enforcement recovered 2 handguns, astir $10,000 successful cash, and passports for Mrs. Boelter and her children, who were successful nan car pinch Mrs. Boelter astatine nan time," nan archive states.

1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Associated Press first identified Vance Luther Boelter arsenic a fishy successful nan related Saturday greeting shootings. Local records show Gov. Walz and erstwhile Gov. Mark Dayton appointed nan fishy to nan nonpartisan workforce improvement committee successful 2019 and 2016, respectively. His word connected nan committee expired successful 2023. 

Gov. Walz and erstwhile Gov. Mark Dayton appointed nan fishy to nan nonpartisan workforce improvement board. (Minnesota Department of Public Safety)

Officials served a hunt warrant astatine a Minneapolis location wherever Boelter was renting a room pinch 2 different roommates. He stayed location immoderate nights to beryllium person to work, while his family lived successful a different location successful Green Isle, nan Star Tribune reported. Authorities group up a staging area adjacent Boelter's Green Isle location Saturday afternoon.

Boelter's rental location successful Minneapolis, wherever he stayed immoderate weeknights to beryllium person to work, according to nan Star Tribune. (Fox News Digital)

Around 3 p.m. Saturday, authorities officially named Boelter arsenic a fishy successful nan shootings.

4 p.m.

The FBI announced a $50,000 reward for accusation starring to Boelter's arrest.

June 15

2:30 a.m.

Authorities received accusation astir an individual riding an e-bike astir 2 miles northeast of Boelter's location successful Green Isle.

7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The hunt for Boelter continued into Sunday morning, pinch Sibley County authorities issuing a be-on-the-lookout  alert for Boelter to residents conscionable earlier 11 a.m.

An alert to Sibley County residents says shooting fishy Vance Boelter's car was located successful nan area. (Fox News Digital)

Officials located nan suspect's conveyance and cowboy chapeau disconnected Highway 25 successful Faxon Township Sunday morning, starring galore rule enforcement agencies and astir 20 SWAT teams to respond to nan area to hunt for Boelter successful nan agrarian suburban farming community.

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Authorities uncovered a disturbing arsenal successful Boelter’s possession, documents said. Inside his vehicle, registered to him, constabulary recovered 3 AK-47 battle rifles, a 9mm handgun and a database of names and addresses of different nationalist officials.

Officers recovered astir 5 guns successful Vance Boelter's SUV and a ample amount of ammunition organized into loaded magazines. (U.S. District Court for District of Minnesota)

5:30 p.m.

Minneosta authorities held a news convention early Sunday evening, calling nan hunt for Boelter "fluid."

Law enforcement officers pinch nan River Valley Tactical Team hole to sojourn nan location of Vance Luther Boelter adjacent Green Isle, Minn., Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)

9:10 p.m.

Law enforcement located Boelter "in a field" astir a mile from his Green Isle location conscionable aft 9 p.m. Sunday.

The Sibley County Sheriff's Office told Fox News Boelter "verbally" identified himself to authorities searching for him successful nan area connected Sunday evening.

Sibley County resident Kevin Effertz, who owns nan spot wherever Boelter was arrested, told Fox News Digital Monday that a friend who stopped by his location Sunday saw thing suspicious.

"She saw this feline retired successful nan section that was by himself, dressed successful black, conscionable pinch his backmost toward her," Effertz said. "When she started coming down nan driveway, he ducked down, which made her benignant of suspicious."

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The friend past "waved down" a constabulary serviceman nearby, who told her to spell to a safe area.

"Within 20 minutes, she called maine backmost and said they already had him," Effertz said.

10:30 p.m.

Officials held a news convention announcing nan suspect's arrest. 

Vance Luther Boelter was arrested Sunday evening. (Ramsey County Sheriff's Office)

Speaking astatine a news convention alongside different rule enforcement officers aft Boelter's arrest, Brooklyn Park Police Department Chief Mark Bruley said location were much than 20 different SWAT teams progressive successful nan search. He described it arsenic "the largest manhunt successful nan state's history." 

The manhunt included officers from aggregate agencies connected ft arsenic good arsenic nan usage of a helicopter. 

The Hennepin County District Court issued a criminal title charging Boelter pinch 4 felony counts of second-degree execution pinch intent (not premeditated).

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks astatine a news convention astatine nan Minnesota Emergency Management Center aft nan apprehension of Vance Boelter June 15, 2025. (Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

June 16

11 a.m.

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced that it would beryllium pursuing first-degree execution charges against Boelter.

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His bail was group astatine $5 million.

12 p.m.

U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson announced caller national charges against nan suspect, including 2 counts of stalking, 2 counts of execution and 2 counts of gun-related crimes related to nan Saturday shootings.