Murdered Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman’s home has been burgled just four days after she and her husband were brutally killed there.
Brooklyn Park Police boarded Hortman’s house on Sunday morning after her and her husband were shot dead the day before.
Officers were then alerted to a break-in at their residence on Wednesday morning, police said in a statement.
Hortman’s family had removed valuable items from the home on Tuesday, according to police.
Authorities then discovered that plywood on one of the windows had been ripped off and the window was broken.
The family told police that nothing seemed to have been stolen from the home, however the burglar was able to gain access.
It’s unknown who broke into the home and what their motive was, but authorities are urging anyone with information to notify the Brooklyn Park Police Department.
Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in the Brooklyn Park house at around 3:30 am on Saturday.
Brooklyn Park Police Department said they were alerted to a break in at Representative Hortman’s home (pictured) on Wednesday morning
Minnesota Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark (pictured) were murdered in her Brooklyn Park home just four days ago
Authorities named Vance Boelter as the suspect in the double shootings that killed Representative Hoffman, her husband Mark, State Senator John Hoffman, and his wife Yvette
Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman, and his wife, Yvette, were also shot Saturday morning in their home in Chaplin.
The Hoffman’s were injured while sleeping in their home and were transported to a local hospital for surgery.
Authorities named Vance Boelter, 57, as a suspect in the shooting that Governor Tim Walz branded a ‘politically motivated’ attack.
A nail-biting manhunt ensured for Boelter on Saturday and he was apprehended on Sunday night.
US attorney for the District of Minnesota Joseph Thompson said Boelter allegedly planned his attack ‘carefully.’
Boelter allegedly purchased a fake ‘police’ license plate and posed as an officer.
