A photo Vance Luther Boelter posted by the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office on June 15, 2025. Photo: Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office v/Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office/Reuters There’s a lot we still don’t know about the motivations of Vance Boelter , the man who allegedly killed Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, gravely injured State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, and had plans to attack dozens of other people. It’s possible to dismiss him as mentally ill and shy