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- Suspect in shooting of Minnesota lawmakers pleads not guilty in federal court</p>
<p>Rich McKayAugust 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM</p>
<p>By Rich McKay</p>
<p>(Reuters) -The suspect in the assassination of Minnesota's house speaker and her husband, and the attempted murder of a state senator and his wife, pleaded not guilty to numerous charges in federal court on Thursday, according to media accounts.</p>
<p>Vance Luther Boelter, 58, of Green Isle, Minnesota, led police on a two-day manhunt after the June 14 shootings in New Hope, Minnesota. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dulce Foster on Thursday and waived the reading of his six-count indictment, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.</p>
<p>He entered a plea of not guilty in the murders of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the shooting of state Senator John Hoffman and his wife.</p>
<p>Boelter's attorney, Manny Atwal, could not immediately be reached for comment. There was no immediate statement from Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Joseph Thompson.</p>
<p>Thompson in a previous statement said Boelter planned and carried out the targeted political assassinations "the likes of which have never been seen in Minnesota."</p>
<p>During the attacks at the homes of the two lawmakers, Boelter is accused of disguising himself as a police officer and wearing a silicone mask while driving an SUV with a license plate that simply read, "Police."</p>
<p>Two of the federal charges carry the possibility of the death penalty. Prosecutors have not made a decision whether to pursue a capital sentence, which would require the approval of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.</p>
<p>Boelter also faces state charges including two counts of second-degree intentional murder and two counts of second-degree attempted intentional murder. Boelter's state case has been paused as his federal proceedings continue.</p>
<p>(Reporting by Rich McKay in Atlanta; Editing by Bill Berkrot)</p>
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