Vance Boelter Sentencing Today | San Antonio News

San Antonio News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 23, 2026 · 1m

A chilling chapter in Minnesota’s political history closes today as Vance Boelter, the man who killed House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, faces sentencing. After pleading guilty to six federal charges and avoiding the death penalty, he’s now facing two consecutive life sentences plus 40 years — the maximum without execution. Boelter, who disguised himself as a police officer to carry out the attacks, also critically wounded a state senator and his wife. His crimes triggered the largest police search in Minnesota’s history and ignited fears of escalating violence. Prosecutors framed…