{"id":90313,"date":"2026-07-23T13:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/vance-boelter-to-be-sentenced-thursday-for-killing-minnesota-house-speaker-melissa-hortman-and-her-husband\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T13:27:11","slug":"vance-boelter-to-be-sentenced-thursday-for-killing-minnesota-house-speaker-melissa-hortman-and-her-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/vance-boelter-to-be-sentenced-thursday-for-killing-minnesota-house-speaker-melissa-hortman-and-her-husband\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance Boelter to be sentenced Thursday for killing Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Vance Boelter, the man who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/vance-boelter-change-of-plea-lawmaker-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">admitted in court to shooting two Minnesota lawmakers<\/a> and their spouses, is set to learn his sentence Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Boelter, who turns 59 Thursday, pleaded guilty to six federal charges against him in June. As part of his plea, he confessed to killing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/melissa-hortman-legislature-legacy-one-year-after-her-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">former House Speaker Melissa Hortman<\/a> and her husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/mark-hortman-minnesota-lawmaker-shootings-1-year-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Mark<\/a> and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/hoffman-family-statement-vance-boelter-guilty-plea\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">wounding Sen. John Hoffman<\/a><\/span> and his wife Yvette in a shooting that also targeted their daughter Hope.<\/p>\n<p>At a 10 a.m. hearing, Boelter is expected to receive two consecutive life sentences followed by 40 years, according to the terms of a plea deal. The U.S. Department of Justice announced in June it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/boelter-death-penalty-minnesota-lawmaker-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">would not seek the death penalty<\/a> for Boelter.<\/p>\n<p>In a pre-sentencing filing on Tuesday, prosecutors said, &#8220;Justice requires that Boelter never be free again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Hennepin County Attorney&#8217;s Office previously said it plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/vance-boelter-guilty-plea-state-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">move forward with state charges<\/a> against Boelter: two counts of first-degree premeditated murder, four counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count each of felony cruelty to an animal and impersonating an officer.<\/p>\n<p>The Hoffman family is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/john-hoffman-civil-lawsuit-vance-boelter\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">suing Boelter civilly<\/a>, accusing him of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and negligence per se, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>The June 14, 2025, shootings in the Twin Cities suburbs of Champlin and Brooklyn Park prompted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/inside-the-manhunt-for-vance-boelter\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">a manhunt that lasted 43 hours<\/a> and ended in rural Green Isle, Minnesota. Officials said the attacks were politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>In the most recent legislative session, Hortman&#8217;s colleagues approved a number of tributes to her, including a memorial garden for the State Office Building and the renaming of Highway 610 and Minnesota&#8217;s community solar garden program in her honor. 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