The man suspected of firing a deadly fire at the representative of the Democratic state of Minnesota and her husband, and an other legislator wounding his state and his wife, was It was captured in the green island field Sunday evening after a huge chase for two days.
The authorities said that Vans Poilter, 57, wore a “excessive” silicone mask, a body shield, and a tactical jacket to impersonate the law enforcement when it was carried out Violent agitation early on Saturday morning.
“His attack carefully,” the American lawyer in Minnesota Joseph Thompson is behaving and used the Internet to search for his victims and families. Tomson said at a press conference on Monday that he had been monitored in their homes and recorded notes on home sites.
It was also claimed that Potler bought materials to make a fake “police” license plate for its SUVs and equipped the car with lights in the law before the shooting that killed the Democratic Representative Melissa Hortmann and her husband Mark Hortmann, and Senator John Hoffman and his wife Evit Hoffman.
Thompson said it was clear that Potter was “planning these attacks for some time.”
It faces both federal and state accusations.
Who is a Poilter?
In a video on the Internet, Boelter described himself As a married father for five Green El, Minnesota. He said he was working in two funerals and previously worked for three decades in the food industry.
Politer He said in the video He once traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to partnership with farmers and fishermen and help stimulate the country’s food supply system.
Boelter has a handful of traffic violations, including speed and non -use of a seat belt, records appear.
According to a statement, Christ came to the Institute from 1998 to 1990, when he graduated with a diploma in practical theology in leadership and pastoral.
The records indicate that he bought his home on the island of Al -Akhdar for more than half a million dollars in 2023. During a hearing in the Federal Court on Monday afternoon, Potler said he is now achieving $ 540 a week through his part -time job and was unable to bear the costs of a lawyer. Federal defender refused to comment.
The statement says that the authorities that found his wife and found two pistols, about $ 10,000 in cash, and her passports and her children in her car.
After the shooting, he claimed that he sent a text message to his family: “My father went to the war last night … I do not want to say more because I do not want to include anyone.”
His wife also received a text from him, saying: “Words will not explain how sorry I am on this situation. … There will be some people coming to the house armed and happy and I do not want you, comrades.”
The motivation for attacks is still unclear.
“He chased his victims like prey”
The authorities said in the written certificate that Potter has taken “deliberate steps to discuss his victims and prepare” for his alleged attacks.
He is accused of using the Internet to find their home addresses and the names of their family members. The statement stipulates that “he also presented lists containing the names and addresses of the home to many public employees in Minnesota, most of them or all of them are democrats.”
The authorities said that he found web sites that sold realistic silicone masks for silicon, and claimed that he bought other materials from a store, including light bulbs and resources that can be used to create a fake “police” license board on its SUV.
He traveled to the homes of at least four government employees.
“Political assassinations are rare,” Tomson told reporters. “They are really afraid. It is not exaggerated to say that his crimes are nightmares.
“This is the police,” the suspect shouted before the shooting of Hoffman
Potler has arrived at Champaln’s home for cunitioner John Hoffman and his wife, Evit Hoffman, in the SUV with emergency lights similar to law enforcement.
Video footage from the house showed a Politre approach to the front door approach “wearing her clothes to impersonate the law enforcement officer” in a black tactical jacket and carry a manual lamp, according to the written statement. He was wearing a face mask with meat.
While he was knocking on the door, he cried over and over again, “This is the police. Open the door,” the testimony said. They answered the door.
Thompson said that Poileter sparkled the lamp in their faces, and said that there was gunfire reported at home, and asked whether they had any weapons. When the lamp lower, they realized that he was not a police officer.
“They shouted,” You are not a policeman. You are not a police officer.
Senator tried to push Politer back from the door, and at this point it was claimed that Potler had shot the Senator over and over again, according to the written statement. Then he fired again and repeatedly at the Senator’s wife.
Around 2:06 am, their daughter called 911.
Hoffman was taken to the hospital, where they remain. In a statement issued by the family, Evit Hoffman thanked the law enforcement for the arrest of Powlet.
“John and I am incredibly lucky to be alive,” the statement said. “We continue our healing journey and we are humble due to the flow of love and support our family received from all over the state and our nation.”
Boelter leads to the homes of two other public officials
After the shooting of Hoffmanz, Poileter traveled to Mabal Group, about 12 miles from Champlin, to the home of an unveiled public official, according to the authorities.
The official and her family were not at home.
Security footage of the house has shown to him over and over again as he ringing the door bell at about 2:24 am and screaming, “This is the police. Open the door. This is the police. We have a note,” according to the written statement.
He was wearing a black tactical jacket and a look like a law enforcement style, he says.
When no one came to the door, he led a short distance to the new house of hope for another named public employee. By this time, the local police were familiar with Hoffman’s house and sent an officer to the house for a safety examination, according to the written certificate.
Al -Khattas says that the officer faced a man who believes that he was sitting sitting in the street parked on the street from the house. The officer believes that the SUVs were a law enforcement vehicle. The officer tried to talk to the man, but he did not respond.
According to the linear statement, the officer went to the official’s house, and left the area.
He shoots MP Hortmann and his wife were killed and killed
The local police in Brooklyn Park were also aware of the fire in the Hoffman and went to the home of the democratic state Representative Melissa Hortmann and her husband, Mark HortmannTo perform a safety examination.
According to the written statement, when the police arrived, the black four -wheel drive vehicle was parked outside the home, and a Politer was standing near the front door.
Moments after their arrival, he claimed that he fired several shots to the house “while moving forward, and entered the Hortanz house.” She says there is a second group of gunshots from inside the house.
The couple was shot several times and died in their wounds. they Family dog also died.
Potter escaped from the house, which caused a restaurant.
In a joint statement on Monday evening, adult Hortanz children, Sophie and Colin Hortman, said they were safe and loved.
They said: “We are destroyed and stored from the loss of our fathers, Melissa and Mark. The bright lights were in the midst of our lives, and we cannot believe that they left. Their love for us was boundless. We miss them a lot.”
“Our fathers did not touch many lives, and left behind an incredible legacy of dedication to their society, which will live in us, their friends, colleagues, colleagues at work and everyone who knows them and loves them,” the statement added.
What evidence is it recovered?
Five firearms and a large amount of ammunition were found in their SUVs, according to a federal criminal certificate. There were also many notebooks that have names for more than 45 government and federal employees.
According to the written statement, a Politer was connected to a house in northern Minneapolis.
A man at home told the authorities that he lives there with a Powlter, at least part -time. While searching in the House of Representatives, the statement says that the authorities have found a handwritten menu containing many public officials named in notebooks. Security footage from the area showed that Potter returned home in the morning after the shooting.
He was arrested on Sunday night in a field in Green Il, about a mile from the family home. The authorities received advice early in the day, saying that the person was seen riding an electric bike about two miles away from housing.
Investigators said he bought the bike and a sedan from a witness after the shooting. A deserted sedan was found on a highway near the family home.
While inspecting the car, it was claimed that Potler left a memorandum recognized by the crime, as the statement says.
