Brooklyn Park [Minnesota] police searching for suspect in ‘multiple targeted shootings’ involving lawmakers
Brooklyn Park [Minnesota] police searching for suspect in ‘multiple targeted shootings’ involving lawmakers
Authorities asked for the public’s help in finding Vance Boelter. A nephew said John and Yvette Hoffman were both in stable condition as they recover from surgery.
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what evidence is there that proves the shooter was "impersonating" a cop?
Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said that it was not a police officer.
According to this article: https://www.fox9.com/news/melissa-hortman-john-hoffman-lawmakers-shot-minnesota
Police say they are looking for a suspect in multiple targeted shootings. The suspect is armed and dangerous. The suspect is a white man with brown hair wearing black body armor over a blue shirt and blue pants, and he may be impersonating law enforcement.
It's the outfit that he is wearing (black body armor over a blue shirt and blue pants) that may give the appearance of law enforcement.
This image is from https://www.postbulletin.com/news/minnesota/police-officer-killed-in-minneapolis-shooting-remembered-for-heroism
The victims:
Hortman, was Democrat from Brooklyn Park, and represented District 34B. Hoffman, a Democrat from Champlin, represents Senate District 34.
Not sure how they can be so sure, right away, that he wasn't a real police officer. Unless they're just not prepared to look into that possibility.
https://www.fox9.com/news/brooklyn-park-champlin-shootings-suspect-impersonating-police
Wearing body armor over blue shirt and pants. It looks like they engaged the suspect at the Hortman residence so they probably got a good look at him.
Maybe it's possible they were able to review CCTV footage already as well?
Their shelter in place advisory says not to open the door for a single police officer or to call 911 to confirm.
The assassin also appears to have had use of a police car. Decent chance its a cop from another agency or jurisdiction.
Could be a former cop who knows where keys are kept.
Could be someone who stole a cop car.
You can buy old cop cars for next to nothing. Just buy one private party with cash and never transfer the title. They're generally easier to steal because departments have them keyed the same for convenience.
Not sure what the evidence is, but the police gave a press conference saying so
What evidence is there that they aren't covering for their own
They got in a shootout with the suspect, and he got away without his car? Something doesn't add up. Cowardice, incompetence, or complicity.
Its not impossible, and situations like this tend to be ones where the facts aren't certain until afterwards