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CRIMEJun 8 · 22:02 UTCCOURTHOUSE NEWSRyan Luetkemeyer

Prosecutors take death penalty off the table for man charged in Minnesota lawmaker shootings

The Justice Department will not seek the death penalty for Vance Boelter, accused of murdering Minnesota state legislator Melissa Hortman and her husband, as the charges may not meet federal capital punishment criteria. Boelter faces federal stalking, murder, and firearms charges, while Minnesota has no state death penalty.

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