Wife of suspect in shooting of Minnesota lawmaker calls husband's alleged actions 'a betrayal'

The wife of the man accused of fatally shooting a Minnesota lawmaker spoke out for the first time Thursday, calling the attack that killed two people and wounded two others "a betrayal."Vance Boelter, 57, is facing state and federal charges in connection with two June 14 shootings at the homes of Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and Democratic state Sen.
The wife of the man accused of fatally shooting a Minnesota lawmaker spoke out for the first time Thursday, calling the attack that killed two people and wounded two others "a betrayal."
Vance Boelter, 57, is facing state and federal charges in connection with two June 14 shootings at the homes of Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman.
Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in the shooting at their Brooklyn Park home. About 90 minutes away, authorities say that Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, were wounded in their Champlin home. Boelter was arrested in a Green Isle field two days later, after what officials have called the largest manhunt in Minnesota history.
Jenny Boelter, in a statement released by her lawyers, said she and her children wanted to express their "deepest sympathies" to the Hortman and Hoffman families and "all who are grieving during this unimaginably difficult time."
"We are absolutely shocked, heartbroken and completely blindsided," she said. "This violence does not at all align with our beliefs as a family. It is a betrayal of everything we hold true as tenets of our Christian Faith. We are appalled and horrified by what occurred, and our hearts are incredibly heavy for the victims of the unfathomable tragedy."
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