This photo provided by the FBI on Saturday, June 14, 2025, shows Vance L. Boelter in June 2022. (FBI via AP)
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What we know about the Minnesota shooting suspect

Vance Boelter, the 57-year-old suspect sought by authorities for allegedly shooting Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota on Saturday, worked for a security company that advertised a fleet of “police type vehicles,” and other equipment that could potentially have aided him in appearing to be a police officer during the shooting.

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This photo provided by the FBI on Saturday, June 14, 2025, shows Vance L. Boelter in June 2022. (FBI via AP)
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An image of Vance Boelter released by the FBI appears to show him wearing a mask.
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