Minnesota Gunman Sentenced to Life for Attacking Lawmakers

Vance Boelter was sentenced to life in prison for attacking Minnesota state lawmakers in their homes last year. Boelter pleaded guilty in June after prosecutors declined to pursue the death penalty.

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Vance Boelter Ordered to Spend Life in Prison for Shooting Minnesota Lawmakers (Gift Article)

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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u... Parts of this article made me weepy but the very last sentence is chilling. 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.