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The FBI has released fresh images of Vance Luther Boelter, the primary suspect in the murders of State Representative Melissa Hortman and her
Vance Boelter, the suspect wanted for fatally shooting a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband has reportedly been identified, according to the Associated Press.
The man who authorities say impersonated a police officer and shot two state lawmakers north of the Twin Cities is believed to be 57-year-old Vance Boelter, multiple sources told the Associated Press.
Vance Boelter, the suspect in the Minnesota lawmakers' shootings, was reportedly the CEO of the Red Lion Group with connections to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat, appointed Boelter as a private-sector representative to the nonpartisan Governor’s Workforce Development Council in 2016. Gov. Tim Walz, also a DFLer, reappointed Boelter for another four years in 2019; Boelter lived in Inver Grove Heights at the time. His term expired in 2023.