Vance Boelter Ordered to Spend Life in Prison for Shooting Minnesota Lawmakers

Vance Boelter, the Minnesota man who attacked state lawmakers in their homes last year, had pleaded guilty after prosecutors opted not to seek the death penalty.

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Vance Boelter Ordered to Spend Life in Prison for Shooting Minnesota Lawmakers

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NYT Published 23 July 2026

Vance Boelter Ordered to Spend Life in Prison for Shooting Minnesota Lawmakers

CBS Published 23 July 2026

Vance Boelter gets 2 life terms and more in Minnesota lawmaker shootings

Vance Boelter, the man who admitted in court to shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, was sentenced to two life terms in prison followed by 40 years Thursday morning.

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