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Green Isle, Minnesota – 15 June 2025
1. Various views of police outside Vance Boelter’s home
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Neal Kinzer, neighbor:
“I look and see our neighbor’s house on the TV and I’m like hey wait a minute that’s right across the street from us you know they said Green Isle and you know they showed the house and I know that house that’s right across street.”
3. Police armored vehicles driving through Kinzer’s property
4. Police armed with rifles searching property
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Neal Kinzer, neighbor:
“You might see a sheriff once a year, maybe a DNR truck a couple of times a year but, there’s nothing out here.”
6. Close up of state trooper in armored vehicle
7. K9 police officer walking down road
8. Police searching structure
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Neal Kinzer, neighbor:
“Somewhere around noon on Saturday, it was when I first noticed like a SWAT truck was blocking the driveway, and that was about it. I guess there was one down the road I didn’t see right at the corner there, but they sat there watching the house for quite a few hours.”
10. Wide view of armored vehicle on Kinzer’s property
11. Police entering Kinzer’s home
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Neal Kinzer, neighbor:
“The only thing that we’d ever say is hi when someone was coming down to the mailbox and wave at them as they’re driving by.”
13. Kinzer standing on porch with suspect’s home in background
14. Various of Kinzer speaking with police
STORYLINE:
The man accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another went to the homes of two other legislators on the night of the shootings, intending to inflict more carnage against those on his hitlist, a federal prosecutor said Monday.
But one of the other lawmakers was on vacation and the suspect left the other house after police arrived early Saturday, acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said at a press conference.
The suspect, Vance Boelter, meticulously planned out the attacks, carrying out surveillance missions, taking notes on the homes and people he targeted and disguising himself as a police officer on the night of the attacks, Thompson said.
“It is no exaggeration to say that his crimes are the stuff of nightmare,” he said.
Boelter surrendered to police Sunday after they found him in the woods near his home following a massive manhunt over nearly two days that began near Minneapolis. He is accused of posing as an officer and fatally shooting former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home early Saturday in the northern Minneapolis suburbs.
Authorities say he also shot Sen. John Hoffman, a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, who lived just a few miles away.
Federal prosecutors announced Monday that they have charged Boelter, 57, with federal murder, stalking offenses. He already faces state charges, including murder and attempted murder.
Boeltner had many notebooks full of plans and made efforts to find the addresses of his victims and their family members, Thompson said. But authorities have not found any writings that would “clearly identify what motivated him,” he said. Though the targets were Democrats and elected officials, Thompson said it was too soon to speculate on any sort of political ideology that could explain his motives.
Authorities declined to name the two other elected officials whom Boelter allegedly stalked but who escaped harm. But it was clear the shootings were politically motivated.
Kinzer watched as police searched Boelter’s home and the surrounding area.
A targeted attack
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