Man pleads guilty to assassinating top Minnesota Democrat, husband, shooting state senator, wife

Vance Boelter pleaded guilty in federal court to the political assassinations of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, whom he targeted while posing as an officer. Boelter also admitted to the nonfatal shootings of a state senator and his wife. This guilty plea follows an agreement with prosecutors who confirmed they will not seek the death penalty. The charges involve multiple murders and attempted murders linked to political figures in Minnesota.