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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Sure, We're going to again give some updates and we
will be available to answer some questions once all the
speakers have had that opportunity to say a few words.
So with that, I'm gonna turn it over to Superintendent
Drew Evans of the BCA.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Thanks Commissioner, and today we are asking for the public's
help at this point in time and locating Vance Luther Bolter,
who is a fifty seven year old white male who's
six feet one inches tall, two hundred and twenty pounds
with brown hair and brown eyes. I know this name
has been reported in the media so far, and we
(00:37):
are confirming as a person of interests that we are
looking to locate in relation to this at this time,
we would ask the public if you do locate him,
to see him, to call nine to one one. Do
not approach him. You should consider him armed and dangerous
and you should call nine one one immediately with the information.
He was seen last this morning wearing light colored cowboy
(01:00):
hat that you can see up here in the clothing there,
with dark colored long sleeve collared shirt or coat like pants,
and carrying a dark bait. If you have any tips
about the whereabouts or any information that would be helpful.
You can call local police department, or you can call
our BCA tip line at eight seven seven nine nine
(01:21):
six six two two two or email us at BCA
dot tips at State do MN dot us. We still
don't know if additional people are involved, but this individual
is the one that we're looking as a person of
interest right now, but there may be other people with him,
and we would like to speak to anybody that may
(01:44):
have had contact with him at any point in time.
So please connect with us, even if this has been
some time ago today, so that we can follow up
and continue to work together.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
To keep our communities safe.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
And we, as the Commissioner noted, we'll take some questions
at the end, but again we're seeking the assistance of
the public and locating him. I want to continue to say,
as you see there's hundreds of law enforcement officers working
on this right now, for the partners that you see
up here today as well from Champlain, Champlain of Brooklyn Park,
the State Patrol, Henderprion County Sheriff's Office, FBI ATF just
(02:19):
a myriad of partners working to try to locate this individual.
And with that I will turn it over to the
Mayor and we'll answer questions at the end.
Speaker 4 (02:32):
So Hi, my name is Hollis Winston, Mayor of the
city at Brooklyn Park. First, I want to extend my
prayers to the Hawkman family, but also it's a Hortman
family as well. You know, there will come a time
down the road for healing within us as a community,
but right now, I think what's required as a calming
words and rhetoric, I want folks to make surely listen
(02:54):
to the facts from credible sources like law enforcement, but
also just spreading misinformation, and then again asking folks to
listen to law enforcement in general when law enforcement has
those specific asks. In Brooklyn Park and Chaplain and our
surrounding communities, in fact, the state, we're very much family.
(03:15):
The Hoffman and Hortman families are very much our family,
and so our prayers continuously go out to them. And
it's very much a time for us to come together
as a community and as a family, and I think
people need to see it that way. I want to
thank law enforcement. Governor Waltz, Commissioner Jacobson, Sheriff with FBI,
various counties, local law enforcement, even with our city of
(03:38):
Brooklyn Park. We're seeing a ton of local law enforcement
and county law enforcement just supporting our city overall, and
we want to thank them for doing that. They're dedicated
to keeping us safe and to securing justice. I would
say to support them again. If you have information, there'd
be information behind me, please share that information, and again
please look and listen for validation and share that. There
(04:03):
will be a time to come together, and I think
specifically for the city of Brooklyn Park and within our area,
there'll be a time where we come together when we
work through what we're going through now as a community.
But I want to say this, you know, this individual
did this to instill fear into our community, but they
also wanted to create a distinct and singular point of view.
(04:25):
When I listed all of that law enforcement coming together,
that was really us as a state, as a community,
from all different walks of life, coming together to work
on what's happening. And I received calls from folks across
the state from all different ethnicities and communities as well,
with an outpouring and support. So I want people to
understand that as a city, but as a state, as
(04:49):
a community, we're very much going to come together. We're
going to see this through and we're all going to
work together to figure this out. So again I want
to thank our law enforcement and I want to turn
it over to the Mayor of Champlain Parks.
Speaker 5 (05:08):
Good afternoon. My name is Ryan Sabus, Mayor of Champlain
and on behalf of the City of Champlain, our police Department,
and our City Council. I want to extend to heartfelt
thoughts and prayers to Senator John Hoffman and Representator excuse me,
Representative Melissa Hortman, and their families. We are deeply satened
(05:29):
by the senseless act of violence, and our hearts are
with all those that have been affected. Our police Department
is working close partnership with state, local, and federal agencies
to pursue this active investigation. We are incredibly grateful for
their swift and responsible professional response and for the collaboration
of commitment of every officer involved. We ask everyone to
(05:53):
stay attentive, report anything that feels concerning, and most of all,
continue to show kindness, respect and care for one other.
This is how we move forward together. And again, thank
you all for being here. And again, I think Mayor
Winston said it well that Hoffman family and Hortman family
are very much part of our communities, part of our
(06:15):
fabric of our communities, and we really wish the families
all the best.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Thank you, As as folks have.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
Said, will take a few questions, Please don't forget to
in the first question, introduce yourself your immediate organization with
whom the bee and if you have a question for
a specific individual, call.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
That we have actor all right.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
The question was do we have an update on Center
Hoffman's condition. We don't at this time. The last information
we had is that he was out of surgery and
was in stable condition at that time, but that certainly
experienced significant injuries, so we'll have to continue to monitor that.
Speaker 3 (06:55):
I care about it. You said personal interests, so not Jesus.
Suspect one and the same for this particular case.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
At this point in time, you can say, suspect.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
The DCC, the NEWC.
Speaker 2 (07:09):
You know this guy is at least it's related some sort.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
Of security company acording its own website that has high
and transparent Can you speak to the level of knowledge.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
This person to have about using the gun or you.
Speaker 5 (07:24):
Know it's different security tactics that might separate.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Him from a typical person walking on the street.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
So the question was regarding the sophistication of the individual
based on reports that you own a security company. I
certainly can't get into the details of the investigation. That'll
all be part of that and we'll explore all of that.
Speaker 3 (07:42):
We're aware of.
Speaker 2 (07:42):
The connections that you reference and the team will be
dissecting that between the investigators Brooklyn Park Police Department and
all of the state, the local and federal partners that
are working on that. Certainly an individual have some familiarity
if that's the line of work that they're in with
some of the tactics that you noted, But we'll be
exploring that more fully.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
Question about and how.
Speaker 4 (08:02):
Happen and Jackie, is that phototating today?
Speaker 3 (08:05):
That that is photo is today?
Speaker 1 (08:06):
And is it from bringing the residence of either of.
Speaker 3 (08:09):
Our long the question is is it from a ring camera?
It's not. This is from a business, so this is
not a business location. Uh.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
And there we believe, as noted that we believe he's
was still in at this time, he was in the
Twin Cities area, and that we are continuing to work
and follow up on that. We believe he's working to
potentially flee the area, and so that's.
Speaker 3 (08:31):
Why we're sharing that with that information now so that
we can safely apprehend him with the TSA. I know
govern has been on time, guys you have mentioned with
the you know see his picture's way.
Speaker 2 (08:44):
Is in part front. So the question is are we
in contact with TSA. We've been in contact with all
of the federal authorities that are relevant to this investigation.
Speaker 3 (08:52):
We will continue to be location.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
The question is going to share the time and look,
this was this morning when this was taken. It was
in the city of Minneapolis. That's at this point. I
think all that we can share is we work to
follow up on that.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
We'll purpasea. The question is there's surveillance or ring camera.
We do have a various.
Speaker 2 (09:18):
Video from different locations. I don't want to get in
the specific it's part of the active investigation. But there's
video that has been obtained by the investigators.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
The locations that you guys are doing on Green Isle.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
The prison, so we can The question is can we
talk about some of the other locations. You know, because
our teams are very active, it's part of an active investigation.
I can't talk about the specifics. What I will tell
you is the two locations you noted in Minneapolis and
in green Isle. They are related to this investigation, the
follow up that the teams are doing.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
And then we're going to have one more.
Speaker 3 (09:52):
Question, a little more than astel in virg closely longing here.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
At this point in time, it'd be premature. The question
was is the manifesto and the information that we have
received as their motivations.
Speaker 3 (10:13):
We are working diligently on that.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
There's certainly some indications within that, but there's not specifics enough.
We have been this is a very active and fluid
investigation throughout the day as you've been waiting, and these
teams have been out working out in the field, and
they have been gathering more documents and information. So it
would be pre mature for me at this point to
really say exactly what the motivation might be from these writings,
(10:38):
but we will be continuing to work on that and
provide that information when we're able construction.
Speaker 3 (10:45):
Did they know which? Did this man know?
Speaker 2 (10:48):
Your form? Sort of inciting the question is do they
know each other in any capacity? We are still exploring that.
There's certainly some uh overlap with some you know, public meetings.
I will say uh with Senator Hoffman and the individual,
(11:09):
but we don't know the nature of the relationship or
if they actually knew each other.
Speaker 3 (11:13):
Think they're just playing in
Sure, We're going to again give some updates and we
will be available to answer some questions once all the
speakers have had that opportunity to say a few words.
So with that, I'm gonna turn it over to Superintendent
Drew Evans of the BCA.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Thanks Commissioner, and today we are asking for the public's
help at this point in time and locating Vance Luther Bolter,
who is a fifty seven year old white male who's
six feet one inches tall, two hundred and twenty pounds
with brown hair and brown eyes. I know this name
has been reported in the media so far, and we
(00:37):
are confirming as a person of interests that we are
looking to locate in relation to this at this time,
we would ask the public if you do locate him,
to see him, to call nine to one one. Do
not approach him. You should consider him armed and dangerous
and you should call nine one one immediately with the information.
He was seen last this morning wearing light colored cowboy
(01:00):
hat that you can see up here in the clothing there,
with dark colored long sleeve collared shirt or coat like pants,
and carrying a dark bait. If you have any tips
about the whereabouts or any information that would be helpful.
You can call local police department, or you can call
our BCA tip line at eight seven seven nine nine
(01:21):
six six two two two or email us at BCA
dot tips at State do MN dot us. We still
don't know if additional people are involved, but this individual
is the one that we're looking as a person of
interest right now, but there may be other people with him,
and we would like to speak to anybody that may
(01:44):
have had contact with him at any point in time.
So please connect with us, even if this has been
some time ago today, so that we can follow up
and continue to work together.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
To keep our communities safe.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
And we, as the Commissioner noted, we'll take some questions
at the end, but again we're seeking the assistance of
the public and locating him. I want to continue to say,
as you see there's hundreds of law enforcement officers working
on this right now, for the partners that you see
up here today as well from Champlain, Champlain of Brooklyn Park,
the State Patrol, Henderprion County Sheriff's Office, FBI ATF just
(02:19):
a myriad of partners working to try to locate this individual.
And with that I will turn it over to the
Mayor and we'll answer questions at the end.
Speaker 4 (02:32):
So Hi, my name is Hollis Winston, Mayor of the
city at Brooklyn Park. First, I want to extend my
prayers to the Hawkman family, but also it's a Hortman
family as well. You know, there will come a time
down the road for healing within us as a community,
but right now, I think what's required as a calming
words and rhetoric, I want folks to make surely listen
(02:54):
to the facts from credible sources like law enforcement, but
also just spreading misinformation, and then again asking folks to
listen to law enforcement in general when law enforcement has
those specific asks. In Brooklyn Park and Chaplain and our
surrounding communities, in fact, the state, we're very much family.
(03:15):
The Hoffman and Hortman families are very much our family,
and so our prayers continuously go out to them. And
it's very much a time for us to come together
as a community and as a family, and I think
people need to see it that way. I want to
thank law enforcement. Governor Waltz, Commissioner Jacobson, Sheriff with FBI,
various counties, local law enforcement, even with our city of
(03:38):
Brooklyn Park. We're seeing a ton of local law enforcement
and county law enforcement just supporting our city overall, and
we want to thank them for doing that. They're dedicated
to keeping us safe and to securing justice. I would
say to support them again. If you have information, there'd
be information behind me, please share that information, and again
please look and listen for validation and share that. There
(04:03):
will be a time to come together, and I think
specifically for the city of Brooklyn Park and within our area,
there'll be a time where we come together when we
work through what we're going through now as a community.
But I want to say this, you know, this individual
did this to instill fear into our community, but they
also wanted to create a distinct and singular point of view.
(04:25):
When I listed all of that law enforcement coming together,
that was really us as a state, as a community,
from all different walks of life, coming together to work
on what's happening. And I received calls from folks across
the state from all different ethnicities and communities as well,
with an outpouring and support. So I want people to
understand that as a city, but as a state, as
(04:49):
a community, we're very much going to come together. We're
going to see this through and we're all going to
work together to figure this out. So again I want
to thank our law enforcement and I want to turn
it over to the Mayor of Champlain Parks.
Speaker 5 (05:08):
Good afternoon. My name is Ryan Sabus, Mayor of Champlain
and on behalf of the City of Champlain, our police Department,
and our City Council. I want to extend to heartfelt
thoughts and prayers to Senator John Hoffman and Representator excuse me,
Representative Melissa Hortman, and their families. We are deeply satened
(05:29):
by the senseless act of violence, and our hearts are
with all those that have been affected. Our police Department
is working close partnership with state, local, and federal agencies
to pursue this active investigation. We are incredibly grateful for
their swift and responsible professional response and for the collaboration
of commitment of every officer involved. We ask everyone to
(05:53):
stay attentive, report anything that feels concerning, and most of all,
continue to show kindness, respect and care for one other.
This is how we move forward together. And again, thank
you all for being here. And again, I think Mayor
Winston said it well that Hoffman family and Hortman family
are very much part of our communities, part of our
(06:15):
fabric of our communities, and we really wish the families
all the best.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Thank you, As as folks have.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
Said, will take a few questions, Please don't forget to
in the first question, introduce yourself your immediate organization with
whom the bee and if you have a question for
a specific individual, call.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
That we have actor all right.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
The question was do we have an update on Center
Hoffman's condition. We don't at this time. The last information
we had is that he was out of surgery and
was in stable condition at that time, but that certainly
experienced significant injuries, so we'll have to continue to monitor that.
Speaker 3 (06:55):
I care about it. You said personal interests, so not Jesus.
Suspect one and the same for this particular case.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
At this point in time, you can say, suspect.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
The DCC, the NEWC.
Speaker 2 (07:09):
You know this guy is at least it's related some sort.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
Of security company acording its own website that has high
and transparent Can you speak to the level of knowledge.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
This person to have about using the gun or you.
Speaker 5 (07:24):
Know it's different security tactics that might separate.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Him from a typical person walking on the street.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
So the question was regarding the sophistication of the individual
based on reports that you own a security company. I
certainly can't get into the details of the investigation. That'll
all be part of that and we'll explore all of that.
Speaker 3 (07:42):
We're aware of.
Speaker 2 (07:42):
The connections that you reference and the team will be
dissecting that between the investigators Brooklyn Park Police Department and
all of the state, the local and federal partners that
are working on that. Certainly an individual have some familiarity
if that's the line of work that they're in with
some of the tactics that you noted, But we'll be
exploring that more fully.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
Question about and how.
Speaker 4 (08:02):
Happen and Jackie, is that phototating today?
Speaker 3 (08:05):
That that is photo is today?
Speaker 1 (08:06):
And is it from bringing the residence of either of.
Speaker 3 (08:09):
Our long the question is is it from a ring camera?
It's not. This is from a business, so this is
not a business location. Uh.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
And there we believe, as noted that we believe he's
was still in at this time, he was in the
Twin Cities area, and that we are continuing to work
and follow up on that. We believe he's working to
potentially flee the area, and so that's.
Speaker 3 (08:31):
Why we're sharing that with that information now so that
we can safely apprehend him with the TSA. I know
govern has been on time, guys you have mentioned with
the you know see his picture's way.
Speaker 2 (08:44):
Is in part front. So the question is are we
in contact with TSA. We've been in contact with all
of the federal authorities that are relevant to this investigation.
Speaker 3 (08:52):
We will continue to be location.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
The question is going to share the time and look,
this was this morning when this was taken. It was
in the city of Minneapolis. That's at this point. I
think all that we can share is we work to
follow up on that.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
We'll purpasea. The question is there's surveillance or ring camera.
We do have a various.
Speaker 2 (09:18):
Video from different locations. I don't want to get in
the specific it's part of the active investigation. But there's
video that has been obtained by the investigators.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
The locations that you guys are doing on Green Isle.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
The prison, so we can The question is can we
talk about some of the other locations. You know, because
our teams are very active, it's part of an active investigation.
I can't talk about the specifics. What I will tell
you is the two locations you noted in Minneapolis and
in green Isle. They are related to this investigation, the
follow up that the teams are doing.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
And then we're going to have one more.
Speaker 3 (09:52):
Question, a little more than astel in virg closely longing here.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
At this point in time, it'd be premature. The question
was is the manifesto and the information that we have
received as their motivations.
Speaker 3 (10:13):
We are working diligently on that.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
There's certainly some indications within that, but there's not specifics enough.
We have been this is a very active and fluid
investigation throughout the day as you've been waiting, and these
teams have been out working out in the field, and
they have been gathering more documents and information. So it
would be pre mature for me at this point to
really say exactly what the motivation might be from these writings,
(10:38):
but we will be continuing to work on that and
provide that information when we're able construction.
Speaker 3 (10:45):
Did they know which? Did this man know?
Speaker 2 (10:48):
Your form? Sort of inciting the question is do they
know each other in any capacity? We are still exploring that.
There's certainly some uh overlap with some you know, public meetings.
I will say uh with Senator Hoffman and the individual,
(11:09):
but we don't know the nature of the relationship or
if they actually knew each other.
Speaker 3 (11:13):
Think they're just playing in
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