Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman discharged from ICU following lawmaker shootings

Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman has been discharged from the ICU, simply over three weeks after he and his spouse Yvette had been shot of their dwelling, a household spokesperson stated on Monday.

“I can verify John is out of the ICU and at a rehab facility,” the spokesperson stated in a written assertion. 

The capturing in Champlin occurred on June 14 round 2 a.m., officers stated, roughly 90 minutes earlier than Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark had been fatally shot inside their Brooklyn Park dwelling in what Gov. Walz has referred to as “politically motivated” assaults.

In response to a written assertion, John Hoffman was shot 9 instances whereas Yvette Hoffman was hit eight instances. The Hoffmans’ nephew says that throughout the capturing, Yvette Hoffman jumped on their grownup daughter, Hope Hoffman, to defend her from the pictures.

Officers offered life-saving measures to each folks earlier than they had been taken to an space hospital, the place they underwent surgical procedure. Yvette Hoffman was launched from the hospital on June 19.

Vance Boelter, the person accused within the shootings, was taken into custody in Sibley County round 36 hours after the shootings. He faces six federal expenses and 4 state expenses of homicide and tried homicide. He made a federal courtroom look on Thursday, waiving his proper to a possible trigger listening to and a detention listening to he had scheduled. 

Investigators allege Boelter additionally went to the houses of two different elected officers the identical evening of the shootings. One wasn’t dwelling, and a police officer reportedly scared Boelter away earlier than he was in a position to strategy the opposite lawmaker’s residence.  

If convicted, Boelter might face the loss of life penalty. 

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Word: The above video first aired on June 30, 2025.