Minnesota officials find car, hat belonging to assassin suspect Vance Boelter on highway in 'fluid' search

MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota officials connected Sunday evening provided an update connected what they described arsenic a "fluid" hunt for lawmaker shooting suspect Vance Boelter.

Boelter, 57, is accused of sidesplitting Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, aboriginal Saturday greeting astatine their Brooklyn Park location successful Minneapolis. He is besides accused of shooting State Sen. John Hoffman, besides a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, successful their adjacent Champlin home.

Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said Sunday that instrumentality enforcement officials are inactive trying to find and apprehension Boelter connected national and section warrants.

"There is accusation that led america to bash the searches…in Sibley County," Evans said, adding aboriginal that Boelter's conveyance and a chapeau that appeared to beryllium to the fishy were located successful that area. He encouraged anyone astir the Sibley County country who sees thing suspicious to interaction police.

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Evans said authorities are sifting done 400 tips and described Sunday's hunt arsenic "fluid."

"This is simply a analyzable concern that our investigators are going to request clip to sift done the accusation and evidence," Evans said.

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A surveillance photograph released by authorities shows a masked fishy wearing police-like tactical cogwheel and carrying a flashlight arsenic officials contention to find Vance Boelter, the suspected gunman successful the shooting of 2 Democratic lawmakers successful Minnesota connected Saturday, June 14, 2025.  (Minnesota Department of Public Safety)

Authorities person said the fishy targeted lawmakers successful a planned attack, showing up astatine their homes wearing a police-like azygous and a mask.

A monolithic manhunt for Boelter began Saturday morning, aft the shootings were reported, into Sunday. When asked whether the fishy mightiness beryllium trying to permission the state oregon get to Canada, constabulary had this to say:

Law enforcement beingness successful Green Isle, Minnesota. (Peter D'Abrosca for Fox News Digital)

"We don't person grounds that he's intending a peculiar destination, but each options are unfastened to the investigative team, and they're exploring that close now," Evans told reporters connected Sunday, adding that authorities are unclear connected however Boelter whitethorn beryllium traveling, whether by foot, conveyance oregon different signifier of transportation.

Authorities are operating nether the presumption that the fishy is inactive alive.

FBI squad extracurricular vicinity successful Green Isle, Minnesota arsenic hunt for lawmaker assassin continues. (Peter D'Abrosca for Fox News Digital)

Late Sunday afternoon, the Sibley County Sheriff's Office successful Minnesota confirmed to Fox News that an alert was sent saying the suspect's car had been recovered adjacent Highway 25 and 301 Avenue successful Faxon Township, Sibley County.

"I mean, we knew what it was about, truthful we conscionable decided to enactment indoors," Sibley County, Minnesota, nonmigratory Nate Douglas told Fox News Digital connected Sunday afternoon.

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Authorities person released a photograph of Vance Luther Boelter taken Saturday, June 14, 2025.  (Minnesota Department of Public Safety )

 The suspect, however, was not located, according to the alert.

The sheriff's bureau warned residents to usage caution and support their doors locked.

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An alert to Sibley County residents says shooting fishy Vance Boelter's car was located successful the area. (Fox News Digital)

A tow motortruck arrived successful the country bare and near with a vehicle. Minnesota authorities authorities person not yet confirmed whether the conveyance was related to Boetler.

Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar shared a connection from Hoffman's woman connected Sunday, saying the authorities legislator was changeable 9 times and she eight.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., connected Sunday evening shared a substance connection from enator Hoffman's wife, Yvette, saying Hoffman was changeable 9 times and she eight. (Sen. Amy Klobuchar)

"John is enduring galore surgeries close present and is person each hr to being retired of the woods," Yvette wrote. "He took [nine] slug hits. I took [eight] and we are some incredibly fortunate to beryllium alive. We are gutted and devastated by the nonaccomplishment of Melissa and Mark. There is ne'er a spot for this benignant of governmental hate."

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Law enforcement officers with the River Valley Tactical Team, hole to sojourn the location of Vance Luther Boelter, who officials picture arsenic a idiosyncratic of involvement successful the sidesplitting of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the shooting of Sen. John Hoffman, adjacent Green Isle, Minn., Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)

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Officials said Boelter had signs successful his conveyance that work "No Kings." Cities crossed the United States had "No Kings" protests — expressing disapproval of the Trump administration's ICE raids — scheduled for Saturday afternoon.