Minnesota man sentenced to life in prison for killing lawmaker

A man named Vance Boelter has been sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years for the assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, along with wounding state Senator John Hoffman and his wife during a politically motivated attack. The sentence, described by US District Judge John R Tunheim as the longest he has ever imposed, follows Boelter’s guilty plea in June. Victims expressed the lasting impact of the violence on their lives, while Boelter expressed remorse for his actions.

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