Murdered Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman’s home has been burgled just four days after she and her husband were brutally killed there.
Brooklyn Park Police boarded Hortman’s house on Sunday morning after her and her husband were shot dead the day before.
Officers were then alerted to a break-in at their residence on Wednesday morning, police said in a statement.
Hortman’s family had removed valuable items from the home on Tuesday, according to police.
Authorities then discovered that plywood on one of the windows had been ripped off and the window was broken.
The family told police that nothing seemed to have been stolen from the home, however the burglar was able to gain access.
It’s unknown who broke into the home and what their motive was, but authorities are urging anyone with information to notify the Brooklyn Park Police Department.
Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in the Brooklyn Park house at around 3:30 am on Saturday.
Brooklyn Park Police Department said they were alerted to a break in at Representative Hortman’s home (pictured) on Wednesday morning
Minnesota Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark (pictured) were murdered in her Brooklyn Park home just four days ago
Authorities named Vance Boelter as the suspect in the double shootings that killed Representative Hoffman, her husband Mark, State Senator John Hoffman, and his wife Yvette
Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman, and his wife, Yvette, were also shot Saturday morning in their home in Champlin.
The Hoffman’s were injured while sleeping in their home and were transported to a local hospital for surgery.
Authorities named Vance Boelter, 57, as a suspect in the shooting that Governor Tim Walz branded a ‘politically motivated’ attack.
A nail-biting manhunt ensured for Boelter on Saturday and he was apprehended on Sunday night.
US attorney for the District of Minnesota Joseph Thompson said Boelter allegedly planned his attack ‘carefully.’
Boelter allegedly purchased a fake ‘police’ license plate and posed as an officer.
Brooklyn Park police officers saw the suspect in disguise when they responded to Hortman’s home after the brutal attacks.
Authorities went to Hortman’s home after a shooter gravely injured Hoffman and his wife but found the representative and her husband had died
Police discovered sheets of paper with the words ‘No Kings’ found in the suspect’s vehicle
Here’s what you need to know about the political assassinations in Minnesota:
- Boelter was taken into custody on June 15 after being spotted on a trail camera
- He is wanted for the murders of Democratic State Rep Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark in Champlin. The suspect also shot and wounded Democratic State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette in nearby Brooklyn Park
- Cops first responded to a call about the shooting at Hoffman’s home about 2am on Saturday. They then went to check Hortman’s home where they spotted the suspect
- The suspect, dressed in police gear and wearing a mask, exchanged gunfire with cops before retreating inside the house and then fleeing out the back on foot
- Boelter’s wife Jenny was pulled over by police with suspicious items in her car about 10am on Saturday, but was let go
- The FBI believes the attacks were politically motivated
- Inside his car they found handmade ‘No Kings’ flyers, an anti-Trump protests that took place across the US that he may have planned to attack
- Boelter was a Trump supporter and opposed abortion, according to his roommate
- Cops found a hit list of prominent abortion rights campaigners, many of them Democratic lawmakers, inside his vehicle
The suspect was wearing a vest and a badge and equipped his car to look like a police vehicle with emergency lights.
He then shot at the officers and ran into the home before escaping authorities. Surveillance camera footage revealed the suspect in a disturbing hyper-realistic mask during the shooting.
Investigators discovered three assault rifles, a handgun, and a list that seemingly contained names and addresses of Democratic lawmakers in his vehicle.
The list also allegedly contained information on people with connections to Planned Parenthood and abortion clinics.
A motive has yet to be established in the case. Boelter faces second-degree murder and attempted murder charges.
Information on Boelter has resurfaced since he was named a suspect in a high-profile murder case.
The suspect’s roommate, David Carlson, told CBS News, ‘He’s not a Democrat. He would be offended if people called him a Democrat.’
Boelter was the CEO of a security company called The Red Lion Group in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A resurfaced video of Boelter revealed his religious beliefs as he preached to a congregation about his experiencing meeting Jesus when he was 17 years old.
The shocking attacks occurred on the same day as Donald Trump’s military parade and ‘No Kings’ demonstrations against the president nationwide.
The brutal Minnesota murders canceled many of the protests across the state as many mourned the death of the local lawmaker and her husband.
Walz praised Hortman for her friendship and effective leadership, telling reporters at a press conference, ‘We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, stand against all forms of political violence.’
She served as a legislator for two decades and was elected as House Speaker from 2019 to 2025.
Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, survived the attack, and Walz said they remained ‘cautiously optimistic’ about their recovery.
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar shared a text message from Yvette on Sunday evening where she shared a positive update about her and her husband’s recovery.
‘John is enduring many surgeries right no and is closer every hour to being out of the woods. He took 9 bullet hits. I took 8 and we are both incredibly lucky to be alive,’ the text read.
The investigation into the deadly attacks remains ongoing.