In mid-June 2025, a rumor began to spread that Vance Boelter, the accused shooter of two Minnesota Democratic state lawmakers and their spouses on June 14, had once been appointed a member of the Governor's Workforce Development Board by Democratic Gov. Tim Walz. One of the targeted couples died.

Following the tragic shooting deaths of two Minnesota state legislators and their spouses, President Trump sparked controversy by refusing to contact Governor Tim Walz. Trump dismissed Walz as "slick" and "whacked out,

He is accused of impersonating a police officer and fatally shooting former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home outside of Minneapolis. Boelter is also suspected of shooting Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, at their home nearby.

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman, fatally shot in a targeted attack, recently made headlines as the only House Democratic vote to repeal healthcare for illegal immigrants

Authorities are calling Saturday’s attacks a “politically motivated” assassination after State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their home in Brooklyn Park early Saturday morning.

A man impersonating a police officer shot and killed Minnesota state legislator Melissa Hortman and her husband at their home in what Gov. Tim Walz called