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Federal grand jury indicts man accused of killing Minnesota lawmaker (www.theguardian.com)

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Vance Boelter is accused of shooting dead Democratic legislator Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark

A man has been indicted on charges of murdering a prominent Minnesota state representative and her husband and seriously wounding a state senator and his wife.

Vance Boelter, who is accused of shooting dead Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, while disguised as a police officer, was indicted by a federal grand jury. He could face the death penalty if convicted.

Boelter, 57, is also accused of shooting and seriously wounding the Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, about 90 minutes earlier.

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[–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

Then he'll be charged by the state instead.