Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, shot 9 times by a man posing as an officer, leaves the hospital
By STEVE KARNOWSKI MINNEAPOLIS AP Minnesota state Sen John Hoffman who was shot nine times by a gunman posing as a police officer who leadership say went on to kill another lawmaker is out of the hospital and is now recovering in a transitional care unit his family explained John has been moved to a rehab facility but still has a long road to recovery ahead the family mentioned in a report Monday night The family distributed a photo showing a showing pleasure Hoffman giving a thumbs-up while standing with a suitcase on rollers ready to leave the hospital Hoffman and his wife Yvette were awakened around a m on June by a man pounding on the door of their home in the Minneapolis suburb of Champlin who declared he was a police officer According to an FBI agent s affidavit protection video displayed the suspect Vance Boelter at the door wearing a black tactical vest and holding a flashlight He was wearing a flesh-colored mask that covered his entire head Yvette Hoffman notified investigators they opened the door and when they spotted the mask they realized that the man was not a police officer He then announced something like this is a robbery The senator then lunged at the gunman and was shot nine times Yvette Hoffman was hit eight times before she could shut the door Their adult daughter Hope was there but was not injured and called Bullet holes mark the front door of the house of Minnesota state Sen John Hoffman and his wife who were shot earlier in the day Saturday June in Champlin Minn AP Photo Bruce Kluckhohn This photo made available by the Ramsey County Sheriff s Office shows Vance Luther Boelter the man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House as he was arrested late Sunday June Ramsey County Sheriff s Office via AP From left Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison Tom Weber Lt Gov Peggy Flanagan former Minnesota Gov Mark Dayton former US Vice President Kamala Harris former US President Joe Biden Gwen Walz and Minnesota Gov Tim Walz attend funeral services for Mark and Melissa Hortman at the Basilica of St Mary in Minneapolis Minn on Saturday June Alex Kormann Star Tribune via AP Pool Show Caption of Bullet holes mark the front door of the house of Minnesota state Sen John Hoffman and his wife who were shot earlier in the day Saturday June in Champlin Minn AP Photo Bruce Kluckhohn Expand Boelter is accused of going to the homes of two other lawmakers in a truck altered to resemble a squad car without making contact with them before going to the home of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark in nearby Brooklyn Park He allegedly killed both of them and wounded their dog so seriously that he had to be euthanized The chief federal prosecutor for Minnesota has called the lawmaker s killing an assassination Yvette Hoffman was distributed from the hospital a sparse days after the attacks Former President Joe Biden visited the senator in the hospital when he was in town for the Hortmans funeral Related Articles Bird flu exigency response ends in US as infections decline After Texas floods that killed campers here s what to consider when sending your kids to camp held in Texas immigration detention center shooting that was planned ambush US attorney says Intense downpours like those in Texas are more frequent but there s no telling where they ll happen US adults want the regime to focus on child care costs not birth rates poll finds Boelter who remains jailed without bail is charged in federal and state court with murder and attempted murder At a hearing Thursday Boelter mentioned he was looking forward to the facts about the th coming out Prosecutors have declined to speculate on a motive Friends have described him as an evangelical Christian with politically conservative views It will be up to Attorney General Pam Bondi to decide whether to seek the federal death penalty Minnesota abolished its state death penalty in
