Break-in Reported at Home of Deceased Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman: Police

Authorities have reported a break-in at the residence of the late Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman. Following the fatal shootings of Representative Hortman and her husband, Mark, on Saturday, the house was processed by crime scene investigators and subsequently boarded up early Sunday, according to Brooklyn Park police. On Tuesday, family members retrieved valuables from the home. At 8 a.m. Wednesday, police were alerted to an overnight break-in. They discovered that the plywood covering a back window had been pried off and the window was broken. "The home was once again processed by crime scene investigators for evidence of the burglary," police stated. "The home appeared to have been searched by an unknown individual; however, the family has indicated that they don’t believe anything is missing." The police department is requesting local residents to check their surveillance cameras and contact the police with any information. Vance Boelter is accused of killing Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, at their home in Brooklyn Park and wounding Democratic State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, at their house in nearby Champlin early Saturday morning, authorities said. Boelter allegedly arrived at their doors impersonating a police officer and wearing a realistic-looking latex mask, officials said, noting that two other lawmakers were spared the night of the shootings. He allegedly "stalked his victims like prey," acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Joseph Thompson said. In a search of a home in north Minneapolis tied to Boelter, authorities seized a list of public officials that had a notation under Melissa Hortman's name reading, "married Mark 2 children 11th term," according to the affidavit. Another notebook included an added notation next to Melissa Hortman's name reading, "Big house off golf course 2 ways in to watch from one spot," the affidavit said. Boelter allegedly had a list of 45 elected officials in notebooks in his car, prosecutors said. Boelter faces federal charges including stalking and firearms charges and state charges including first-degree murder, officials said.