2025 shootings of Minnesota legislators On June 14, 2025, Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman was assassinated in a shooting at her home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States. Hortman, the leader of the state House Democratic caucus, was killed alongside her husband, Mark., The defendant is charged with numerous counts, including the stalking and murders of Melissa and Mark Hortman, the stalking and shooting of John and Yvette Hoffman, and the attempted shooting of Hope Hoffman., Vance Luther Boelter, a 57-year-old man, has been charged with her assassination The question many continue to ask is who killed Melissa Hortman, the trailblazing former Minnesota House Speaker whose life and career were cut short in June 2025. The answer is now known: Vance Luther Boelter, a 57-year-old man, has been charged with her assassination. Yet while the legal case moves forward, the , Minnesotans are devastated by the assassinations of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark and the attempted murder of Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. These are shocking and heinous acts of targeted political violence against elected officials. They were clearly intended to instill fear in our communities., New security footage reveals details about Hortman murders Additional footage from security cameras at the Hortmans' home and from a police vehicle revealed new details about what happened leading up to and during the murders of Melissa and Mark Hortman, Thompson said., Hortman and her husband Mark were shot and killed Saturday morning at their Brooklyn Park home in “a politically motivated assassination,” Gov. Tim Walz said. The suspect, Vance Boelter, is on.