MINNEAPOLISM — According to his family, Sen. John Hoffman of Minnesota, who was wounded nine times by a shooter acting as a police officer who allegedly killed another senator, is reportedly recuperating in a transitional care facility after leaving the hospital.
John’s family wrote in a statement Monday night that although he has been transferred to a rehabilitation center, he still has a long road to recovery.
A picture of Hoffman grinning and giving the thumbs up while standing with a suitcase on wheels, prepared to leave the hospital, was made public by the family.
On June 14, at around two in the morning, Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were awakened by a man knocking on their door in the Champlin, Minnesota, suburb, claiming to be a police officer. Security footage showed Vance Boelter, the suspect, at the entrance with a flashlight in his hand and a black tactical vest on, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit. His whole head was hidden behind a mask the color of flesh.
Investigators discovered the man was not a police officer once they opened the door and saw the mask, according to Yvette Hoffman. He continued by saying, “This is a robbery.” After lunging at the shooter, the senator was shot nine times. Before Yvette Hoffman could close the door, she was struck eight times. Hope, their grown daughter, was present but unharmed and dialed 911.
Boelter is accused of driving a car that was modified to seem like a squad car to the houses of two other lawmakers without contacting them, and then continuing on to the Brooklyn Park residence of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. According to reports, he killed them both and gravely injured their pets, necessitating his euthanasia.
The killing of the lawmaker has been described as an assassination by Minnesota’s top federal prosecutor.
A few days following the attacks, Yvette Hoffman was discharged from the hospital. While in town for the funeral of the Hortmans, former President Joe Biden paid a visit to the senator in the hospital.
Boelter is accused with murder and attempted murder in both federal and state courts, and he is still detained without being granted bail. Boelter stated during a hearing on Thursday that he was eager to learn the details regarding the 14th.
The prosecution has refrained from speculating about a motive. According to friends, he is a politically conservative evangelical Christian.
Attorney General Pam Bondi will have the final say on whether to pursue the federal death penalty.In 1911, the state death penalty was abolished in Minnesota.
