Accused political assassin Vance Boelter allegedly sent a deranged confession to FBI Director Kash Patel claiming that Gov. Tim Walz had urged him to kill Democratic lawmakers as part of a twisted

Vance Boelter told Kash Patel in letter that Gov. Tim Walz told him to kill Democratic lawmakers: report - A grand jury indicted the 57-year-old Tuesday after he embarked on ‘a murderous rampage targe

Brooklyn Park voters will vote to fill the vacant seat of Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was killed last month in a politically motivated assassination.

Vance Boelter, 57, faces federal murder and stalking charges for a politically motivated attack in Minnesota. He's accused of killing former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, while critically wounding state Sen.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has called a special election to fill the seat formerly held by Democratic House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, who authorities say was assassinated at her Twin Cities home​ in June.

Candidates have until July 22 to file for office in the special election for House District 34B in the Brooklyn Park area.

Hortman represented House District 34B, a district that includes Brooklyn Park, as well as parts of Champlin and Coon Rapids.

Kristi Noem, former South Dakota governor, now-secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, whom Walz worked alongside while both served in the U.S. House of Representatives, was his first target. Walz joked it would be "really tough" to make the trip to South Dakota because he "had to decide what [he] was going to wear."