Feds drop death-penalty bid in Boelter plea over Minnesota political killings
TL;DR
U.S. prosecutors say they will not pursue the death penalty against Vance Luther Boelter as part of a plea agreement in the 2025 shootings targeting Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. Boelter, 58, was captured the day after the attack and faces federal and state murder and attempted murder charges; Minnesota has long abolished capital punishment, and the terms of the plea were not disclosed as a change-of-plea hearing is scheduled.
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- Boelter set to change his plea from not guilty to guilty, federal court documents say FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
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