Vance Luther Boelter, after impersonating a police officer, is charged with the attempted murder of Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman and the murder of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband. Surveillance footage revealed Boelter's approach to the Hoffman's home wearing police-style attire. Authorities were able to link him to subsequent shootings in Brooklyn Park shortly after, highlighting a severe breach of trust in law enforcement. Both Hoffman and his wife are recovering in the hospital, while Boelter was apprehended after a brief manhunt.
That betrayal is deeply disturbing to those of us who wear the badge with honor and responsibility.
Video footage from outside the residence showed a Ford sport-utility vehicle with police-style lights parked in the driveway.
After Brooklyn Park police learned about the shooting, they proactively sent patrol officers to Hortman's Brooklyn Park home.
Boelter exploited the trust our uniforms are meant to represent, Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson said.
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