{"id":9455,"date":"2025-06-17T00:34:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T00:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/06\/17\/minnesota-lawmaker-shooting-suspect-allegedly-texted-family-dad-went-to-war\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T00:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T00:34:52","slug":"minnesota-lawmaker-shooting-suspect-allegedly-texted-family-dad-went-to-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/06\/17\/minnesota-lawmaker-shooting-suspect-allegedly-texted-family-dad-went-to-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Lawmaker Shooting Suspect Allegedly Texted Family, &#8216;Dad Went to War&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Minnesota Lawmaker Shootings<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Suspect Texted Fam, &#8216;Dad Went To War&#8217; &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">Federal Prosecutors Claim<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-06-16T16:47:25-07:00\">June 16, 2025 4:47 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-613496beffba94687e4d5a9cd781db1a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250616_8bb44458ca23497297cde46427ab9fcf\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a79df030-decd-42ed-9d2f-3b43ca5ca780\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 728 546'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8b\/4by3\/2025\/06\/16\/8bb44458ca23497297cde46427ab9fcf_md.jpg\" alt=\"Vance-Boelter-fb-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-613496beffba94687e4d5a9cd781db1a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4d9d24b65dbf28ba2820ea6aeb22edf6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Vance Boelter<\/strong> &#8212; the suspected killer of Minnesota State Representative <strong>Melissa Hortman<\/strong> and her husband &#8212; allegedly texted his family, &#8220;Dad went to war last night,&#8221; in the wake of his shooting spree &#8230; according to the feds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4d9d24b65dbf28ba2820ea6aeb22edf6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7203f212d8f2d4e75f0a7cc36bbd8b2f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Prosecutors say Boelter fired off the text hours after his alleged deadly rampage across four towns in Minnesota, where law enforcement says he visited the homes of four state lawmakers with the intention of killing them.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7203f212d8f2d4e75f0a7cc36bbd8b2f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8dafa10e8183ee2323f49b262e945e58\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250616_6428b5699eb241d5961d341e7f13b6a2\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a79df030-decd-42ed-9d2f-3b43ca5ca780\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 728 546'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/64\/4by3\/2025\/06\/16\/6428b5699eb241d5961d341e7f13b6a2_md.jpg\" alt=\"Vance Boelter mug shot 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8dafa10e8183ee2323f49b262e945e58--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d3202c2a2443eb941b7cbe87331e2c95\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The feds say Boelter texted his family around 6:15 AM Saturday &#8230; &#8220;Dad went to war last night &#8230; I don&#8217;t wanna say more because I don&#8217;t wanna implicate anybody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d3202c2a2443eb941b7cbe87331e2c95--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e8a5274a136f0d53ea02253126948256\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Prosecutors also claim Boelter messaged his wife, &#8220;Words are not gonna explain how sorry I am for this situation \u2026 there&#8217;s gonna be some people coming to the house armed and trigger-happy and I don\u2019t want you guys around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e8a5274a136f0d53ea02253126948256--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-39c13143d95a698c39500fc4c0c76500\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-c17d2137-6ac6-4590-ad74-af58effac6f7-1035692098-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-c17d2137-6ac6-4590-ad74-af58effac6f7-1035692098-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 728 410'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8f\/16by9\/2025\/06\/16\/8fdf48a32ea14de5b4a09f37a2826a4b_md.jpg\" alt=\"minnesot-presser-kal-v2-06-16-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">CNN<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-39c13143d95a698c39500fc4c0c76500--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e1b4cdd3133b7e50026ea007f04e1f23\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we reported &#8230; prosecutors say Boelter impersonated a police officer and went to the homes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/06\/16\/minnesota-shooting-suspect-vance-boelter-allegedly-visited-homes-four-different-politicians\/\"><strong>four different Minnesota state senators and representatives<\/strong><\/a> in the early hours Saturday morning &#8230; killing a lawmaker and her husband and injuring another politician and his wife.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e1b4cdd3133b7e50026ea007f04e1f23--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-30426a74f6d4ef975c9510aa671c14bf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250616_0a0bf822b4944d1b80e6b493c02c4bf8\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a79df030-decd-42ed-9d2f-3b43ca5ca780\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 728 546'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0a\/4by3\/2025\/06\/16\/0a0bf822b4944d1b80e6b493c02c4bf8_md.jpg\" alt=\"Vance Boelter caught 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-30426a74f6d4ef975c9510aa671c14bf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-681ae08efc91a2933f0d9c8471351a96\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Boelter escaped and set off a manhunt &#8230; then was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/06\/16\/suspected-minnesota-lawmakers-shooter-vance-boelter-arrested\/\"><strong>captured Sunday night<\/strong><\/a> and booked in jail. He&#8217;s been charged with 6 federal counts &#8212; 2 counts of stalking, 2 counts of murder with a firearm, and 2 counts of a firearms offense &#8230; in addition to the state charges.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-681ae08efc91a2933f0d9c8471351a96--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/06\/16\/minnesota-shooting-suspect-vance-boelter-texted-family-after-killings\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota Lawmaker Shootings Suspect Texted Fam, &#8216;Dad Went To War&#8217; &#8230; Federal Prosecutors Claim Published June 16, 2025 4:47 PM PDT Vance Boelter &#8212; the suspected killer of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband &#8212; allegedly texted his family, &#8220;Dad went to war last night,&#8221; in the wake of his shooting spree &#8230; [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/06\/17\/minnesota-lawmaker-shooting-suspect-allegedly-texted-family-dad-went-to-war\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[128],"tags":[],"reaction":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9455","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9455"},{"taxonomy":"reaction","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reaction?post=9455"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=9455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}