Authorities are exploring whether the suspect knew Hoffman or Hortman. Evans said there is “certainly some overlap with some public meetings” between Hoffman and Boelter, but that law enforcement doesn’t know anything about their relationship or if they actually knew each other.
Green Isle is a town of about 600 set in farmland area of waterlogged fields and rolling Hills. Boelter’s house is off a gravel road about five miles from town.
Sibley County Sheriff Pat Nienaber had numerous area law-enforcement and ambulances at a staging area in a ballfield in the town of Green Isle.
A Sibley County Sheriff’s deputy blocks off traffic leading to the home of Vance Luther Boelter, who officials describe as a person of interest in killing of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shooting of Sen. John Hoffman, Saturday, June 14, 2025 near Green Isle, Minn. (Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Law enforcement officers with the River Valley Tactical Team prepare to visit home of Vance Luther Boelter, who officials describe as a person of interest in killing of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shooting of Sen. John Hoffman, Saturday, June 14, 2025 near Green Isle, Minn. (Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
He declined to comment on the suspect, saying it was too early.
Biographical details from several online profiles show that Boelter was intimately familiar with politics and public safety in Minnesota.
He also carried a manifesto that listed “prominent pro-choice individuals in Minnesota, including many Democratic lawmakers,” sources familiar with the investigation say.