检察官决定是否在2025年明尼苏达州寻求死刑,枪杀众议院议长Emerita Melissa Hortman和她的丈夫。 Prosecutors decide whether to seek death penalty in 2025 Minnesota shooting that killed House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband.

联邦检察官仍在决定是否寻求对Vance Boelter判处死刑,Vance Boelter被控杀害明尼苏达州众议院议长Emerita Melissa Hortman及其丈夫,并在2025年6月枪击中打伤参议员John Hoffman及其妻子。 Federal prosecutors are still deciding whether to seek the death penalty against Vance Boelter, who is charged with killing Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, and injuring Senator John Hoffman and his wife in a June 2025 shooting. Boelter表示不服罪,并据称被假扮为警察,在搜捕40小时之后被捕。 Boelter, who pleaded not guilty and allegedly posed as a police officer, was arrested after a 40-hour manhunt. 2月20日的法庭听证会标志着第一位没有首席检察官的哈里·雅各布斯(Harry Jacobs),他在工作人员离开明尼苏达州美国检察官办公室时辞职。 A February 20 court hearing marked the first without lead prosecutor Harry Jacobs, who resigned amid staff departures from Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office. 检察官说,尽管人员变动,该案不会面临拖延,预计4月17日的听证会将作出关于死刑的决定。 Prosecutors said the case will not face delays despite staffing changes, and a decision on the death penalty is expected by an April 17 hearing. 此案涉及130 000多份文件、数千张图像和近1 000小时的音像资料。 The case involves over 130,000 documents, thousands of images, and nearly 1,000 hours of audio and video.