Vance Boelter — the suspect in the Minnesota shooting that took the lives of a state lawmaker and her husband — has finally been captured. Reportedly, police used a drone to find him in the woods near Green Isle, Minnesota. He ended up surrendering without much of a fight. Here’s what we know: #BREAKING: Assassin and Tim Walz associate Vance Boelter has been taken into custody after surrendering to police in the woods near Green Isle, MN, per KSTP This comes after a MASSIVE search operation with multiple agencies involved. He supposedly was spotted by a drone and… pic.twitter.com/qjZEEFKfTP — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 16, 2025 At one point, Boelter tucked into a fetal position after a drone spotted him. Not such a tough guy now, apparently. JUST IN: Suspected Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter has been arrested near his Green Isle home, according to ABC News. According to @lizcollin, Boelter was spotted near a home in Green Isle before he started running into the woods. “At one point, he was tucked in the fetal… pic.twitter.com/CvU41yGQCR — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 16, 2025 This morning, Boelter was spotted wearing a cowboy hat and breaking out the window of a car in a residential area: EXCLUSIVE: Sources say this video shows Vance Boelter wearing a cowboy hat leaving a North Minneapolis home about 6am this morning. He then breaks out the window of a car then walks away from the scene. pic.twitter.com/DAkOWorTaL — Liz Collin (@lizcollin) June 15, 2025 Police released this photo of Boelter as he was being arrested: Finally! VANCE Boelter has been arrested! Will w get the manifesto? pic.twitter.com/EyHwqO8Yok — Based Bandita (@MissVega8888) June 16, 2025 Fox News reported: The Sibley County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News that Boelter “verbally” identified himself to authorities searching for him in the area on Sunday evening. The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office shared a photo of Boelter’s arrest, describing it as “the face of evil.” “After relentless and determined police work, the killer is now in custody. Thanks to the dedication of multiple agencies working together along with support from the community, justice is one step closer,” the sheriff’s office said on Facebook. CBS News added: The manhunt for Boelter lasted over 24 hours, as authorities issued shelter-in-place orders for parts of the northwest metro. “I’m grateful that this nightmare has come to an end with the suspected murderer captured alive so he can be charged, prosecuted, and punished for the horror he has wrought on our state,” said Speaker Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) in a statement. “Thank you to the brave men and women of local, state, and federal law enforcement who have worked around the clock to ensure this evil man faces justice.” Officials said Brooklyn Park police arrived at Hortman’s home around 3:30 a.m. and found a car that looked like a police SUV with emergency lights on. Boelter then left the home and exchanged gunfire with police officers before fleeing. In a press conference, officials said he was last seen in Minneapolis, wearing a light-colored cowboy hat and a dark shirt with light pants. Officials said he should be considered “armed and dangerous.” Gov. Tim Walz called Hortman’s death a “political assassination” and ordered flags to fly at half staff to honor her and her husband. Hortman, who served as the Speaker Emerita of the Minnesota House, leaves behind two children. Prior to his capture, a lot of details about Vance Boelter spread like wildfire online. He had a lot of jobs — including working for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Allegedly, he voted for President Trump and had a hit list targeting many Democrat politicians, as well as both pro-life advocates and abortion clinics. He had a wife and five kids but was apparently living with his childhood best friend. He preached and gave sermons in Africa. In general, this guy’s life was full of strange details and seeming discrepancies. And, there are a lot of theories about what exactly motivated him to carry out Saturday’s very chilling, calculated attack on politicians. Now, the MSM is running with the story that Boelter was a white, evangelical Trump supporter who assassinated a politician because he was radicalized MAGA and hated Democrats. But in reality, Boelter doesn’t seem very MAGA at all. And, he definitely wasn’t a Christian. Truthfully, Boelter just seems like an extreme grifter who was using any platform or ideology he could for attention. And when the attention dried up, he moved on to the next thing. Eventually, his addiction to attention evolved into an egotistical mania and escalated the point of violence. This person shared a very interesting take that I think you’d like to read: You aren’t going to like this post, but it needs to be said about Vance Bolter. At first, I assumed Vance Boelter was just another grifter in the NGO/activist space. He built a fake resume, floated around volunteer gigs, and set up shell organizations for clout. His “Red Lion… https://t.co/kdIFCOfSHS pic.twitter.com/EbphTJRM4c — DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) June 15, 2025 Full post: You aren’t going to like this post, but it needs to be said about Vance Bolter. At first, I assumed Vance Boelter was just another grifter in the NGO/activist space. He built a fake resume, floated around volunteer gigs, and set up shell organizations for clout. His “Red Lion Group” has no real paper trail. His side business in “security services” looks like a cash grab. But the more I dug, the more different it looks. Boelter was a 7/11 manager, but constantly promoted himself as a corporate executive. He claims the title “Dr.” based on a Ed.D. in Leadership. He chased every opportunity to get in front of an audience: volunteering for Governor Walz’s “Workforce Development” initiatives, speaking at conferences, anything to be seen as a leader. And in videos of him in African churches, you see him light up. He’s performing. He’s preaching vague, positive platitudes to foreign audiences. He wanted to be somebody. He wanted to be followed. There’s good reason to believe that @JamesHartline is right… he was remodeling that building below into a church. Not to serve Jesus, but as a stage for an audience that would never come. I think he is a man addicted to attention and status, who tried to get it through a lot of means. And when that attention dried up (possibly whoever cut him off his funding in Congo), he snapped. I believe Vance Boelter committed violence as a last, desperate attempt to be glorified: under the delusion that killing abortion rights activists would make him a martyr or hero. This is not Christianity. I watched his sermons. They were designed to provoke emotional applause, not spiritual conviction. His actions contradict the standard Jesus gave us to recognize false prophets: “By their fruits you will know them.” – Matthew 7:15–20 Boelter bore no good fruit. Just narcissism, manipulation, and ultimately violence. He wasn’t an evangelical or MAGA. He was a man who couldn’t stand being ordinary. What are your thoughts?