THE suspect in the Minnesota shootings has been identified as a former appointee of Governor Tim Walz.
In the early hours of Saturday, a gunman posing as a police officer shot and killed Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman and her husband at their home.

Vance Boelter, A former appointee of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is being sought in connection with the assassination and shootings[/caption]

He also shot Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette multiple times at their home just hours beforehand leaving them seriously injured.
Hoffman and his wife have both undergone surgery and are said to be in a stable condition.
As cops launch an extensive manhunt for the gunman, sources close to the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity have said the suspect is 57-year-old Vance Boelter.
Boelter is a former appointee of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, per the Post.
Documents obtained by the outlet show that he was appointed by Walz in 2019 to serve on his Workforce Development Board for four years.
In 2016 he was on the Workforce Development Council under the previous Governor Mark Dayton.
Boelter allegedly
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Senator John Hoffman Minnesota and his wife were shot multiple times[/caption]

Hoffman and Yvette have both undergone surgery and are said to be in a stable condition[/caption]



