A Minnesota newspaper’s claim that police did not enter the home of the assassinated former House speaker for more than an hour after she and her husband were shot is missing crucial details, the Brooklyn Park Police Department says.
According to the FBI, suspected assassin Vance Luther Boelter forced his way into the home of Melissa and Mark Hortman just after 3:30 a.m. on June 14, shooting Mark Hortman on his way in the door and then hunting down Melissa Hortman. Boelter was arrested 43 hours later.
‘Brooklyn Park officers acted swiftly with courage and bravery.’
The Minnesota Star Tribune, in a story published July 26, claims Brooklyn Park officers violated department policy by not entering the Hortman home for more than an hour after Boelter allegedly fired
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