0 0h 0 Apt Sch Wa ross UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT forthe District of Minnesota INTHE MATTER OF THE BLINK SECURITY ‘CAMERA INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH ‘THE ACCOUNT IN ATTACHMENT A ‘Case No.25-ni-485 (DIF) APPLICATION FOR A SEARCH WARRANT 1, Andrew Biley federal ay enement fi an torn othe government request serch wana ana St der pet peur tha have reason beleve tron ie flowing person & Property See Attachment A incorporated here Jocated inthe Southem District of Calin, there is now concealed ‘See Attachment B, incorporated here ‘Thebass forthe search under FoR, Clim P41) I ne ao mre X___ evidence ofa crime; contraband, fats of rime, or othe items legaly possessed; property designed for use, inended for we, oF uted in commiting erie; «person to be aested ora person who i unlawfily restrained. 25 x “The search i celated ta violation of ti Offense Description ‘Tide 18, Usted States Code, Section 22614(2X) ‘talking fe 18, United States Code, Section 9240) Use of eearm o murder during in elation staking Tide 18, United Stats Code, Section 9242) Discharge of ream during an in elation o staking “The application is based on these fs See Affidavit, incorporated here X__ Continued on the stashed shes. ‘SUBSCRIBED and SWORN tefore me by liable ‘lector means (FacsTime and email) parsvan! to Fd. (Crim. PAI) Adrow Bilbrey, Special Agent Fa 15.2005 Te (Cty and State: Mianeapolis, MIN ‘The Honorable Dulce J. Foster United Sates Maistre SedgeJuly 15,2025, IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE, DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA IN RE SEARCH OF THE BLINK ) SECURITY CAMERA INFORMATION) ASSOCIATED WITHTHE ACCOUNT —) Case No. 25.1nj-455 (DJF) \TTACHMENT A. ) ) ) ) AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION FOR A SEARCH WARRANT 1, Andrew Bilbrey, being frst duly sworn, hereby depose and state as follows: Introduction and Agent Background 1, T make this affidavit in support of an application fora search warrant for information associated with the Blink Security Camera Information associated HII (vercinsfter the SUBJECT ACOUNT) that is stored at a premises owned, maintained, controlled, or operated by Immedia Semiconductor LLC a home security products company owned by Amazon.com, Inc. and headquartored in Santa ‘Monica, California. The information to be searched is described in the following paragraphs and in Attachment A. This affidavit is made in support of an application for a search warrant under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2708(a), (X1)(A), and (AA), to require Blink to disclose to the government records and other information in ite possession, including video content, pertaining to the SUBJECT ACCOUNT, I am a Special Agent of the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBD, and have been so employed since 2021. I amcurrently assigned to the Minneapolis Field Office under the Domestic Terrorism and Targeted Threats Squad where my investigative responsibilities include the criminal investigation of federal crimes. I have completed the FBI Academy and the Michigan State Police Academy in addition to being previously employed as a state police officer in the State of Michigan from 2017 to 2021, 8. Based on my training and experience and the facts as set forth in this affidavit, there is probable cause to believe that violations of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2261A(2)(A), 924G), and 924(6) have been committed by Vance Luther Boolter. ‘There is also probable eause to search the information deseribed in Attachment A for evidence, instrumentalities, contraband, and fruits of these crimes further deseribed in Attachment B. 4. ‘This affidavit 1s based on my personal knowledge, interviews of witnesses, physical surveillance, information received from other law enforcement agents, my experience and training, and the experience of other agents, Because this affidavit is being submitted for the limited purpose of establishing probable cause in support of a search warrant for the SUBJECT ACCOUNT (described below and in Attachment A), I have not included each and every fact known to me concerning this investigation. I have set forth only the facts that I believe are necessary to establish probable cause to believe that instrumentalities, evidence, ‘and fiuits of violations of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2261A@\A), 924), ‘and 924(0) are located on the SUBJECT ACCOUNT. JURISDICTION5. ‘This Court has jurisdiction to issue the requested warrant because itis “a court of competent jurisdiction” as defined by 18 U.S.C. § 2711. 18 USC. §§ 270B(a), (OYINAY, & (OLIVA). Specifically, the Court is “a district court of the United States . . . that has jurisdiction over the offense being investigated.” 18 USC. § 2711@)A). Probable Cause Offense Under Investigation 6. As doseribed below, during the early morning hours of June 14, 2025, Vance Luther Boelter embarked on a planned campaign of stalking and violence, designed to inflict fear, injure, and kill members of the Minnesota state legislature and their families. After taking deliberate steps to sesearch his victims and prepare for that campaign, Boelter traveled to the homes of at least four public officials during his violont spree. Disguised as a police officer, and heavily armed with firearms and body armor, Boelter approached those officials’ homes under the guise of lawful authority, That moming, Boelter murdered two people and seriously injured two others. 1. Champlin, Minnesota: Attempted Murder of State Senator John Hoffman and His Wife 7. In the early morning hours of June 14, 2025, Boelter drove a black SUV, equipped with law-enforcement style emergency lights, to the home of Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman in Champlin, Minnesota. 8. Video footage fiom Senator Hoffman's home depicted Boolter approaching the front door dressed to impersonate a law enforcement officer,wearing a black tactical vest and holding a flashlight. He wore a flesh-colored mask covering his entire head. Boelter knocking on the front door ofthe Hoffman household 9. As shown in that footage, and as described later by multiple members of the Hoffman family, Boelter knocked on the door, He shouted repeatedly, “This is the police. Open the door.” 10. In response to Boelter's shouting, one or both of Senator and ‘Mors, Hofman answered the door. According to a statement later provided to law enforcement by Mes. Hoffman, Boclter said there had heen a shooting reposted inside the house and he asked whether the Hoffmans had any guns, Senator Hoffman responded that there were, but that all firearms were locked away 11, According to Mis, Hoffman, at some point in this exchange, she realized that Boelter—who had been shining a flashlight toward the Hoffmans, 4impairing their view of Boelter—was wearing mask. Upon realizing this, one or both of the Hoffimans told Boelter that Boelter was nota real pole officer. Boelter responded by saying something like: “this is a robbery.” Mr, Hoffman reported that Senator Hoffman tried to push Boelter backward through the front door, at which point Boclter shot Senntor Hoffman repeatedly. Mrs. Hoffman attempted to shut Boclter outside the home by shutting the door on him, but Boelter then shot Ms Hoffman repeatedly, After the shooting, Belter fed in the black SUV. 12, At approximately 206 am, Senator Hoffman's daughter—who had ‘been standing with her parents dusing the shooting-—ealled 911 to report that her parents had been shot, According to Senator Hoffman's daughter, Boelter shot at her too, with bullets narrowly missing her as she saw her mother and father get shot. 18. Law enforcement responded and provided medical aid to Senator and Mrs, Hoffman, who were transported to a local hospital with multiple gunshot ‘wounds, Although they suffered critical gunshot wounds Senator and Mrs, Hoffinan, were stabilized, 14, While officers were responding to the scene at the Hofinan residence, Senator Hoffman provided officers acess to the SUBJECT ACCOUNT on his phone before ho was transported tothe hospital 15. On dune 18, 2025, law enforcement leamed there were up to four cameras installed around the exterior ofthe Hoffman residence, including one near the front door and one over the garage. ‘These cameras are also connected to theSUBJECT ACCOUNT, Law enforcement confirmed that th associated with the email ore EE 16, On or about June 18, 2025, law enforcement served Amazon with a preservation request pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2703(b, requiring Blink to preserve all information associated with the SUBJECT ACCOUNT, Il, Maple Grove, Minnesota: Home of Minnesota Public Official 1 17, After shooting the Hoffinans, Boelter traveled to the home of another Minnesota elected representative, Publie Official 1, in Maple Grove, Minnesota 18. Video footage from surveillance cameras at Public Official 1's home showed Boolter repeatedly ringing the home's doorbell at approximately 2:24 a.m, Boeltor wore a black tactical vest bearing badge resembling those worn by law enforcement. While ringing the doorbell, Boelter loudly said, “This is the police. Open the door. This is the police. We have a warrant.” He repeated the command several times,Booltr knocking on the front door of Public Offical 1's home TIL, New Hope, Minnesota: Home of Public Official 2 19, Later that night, local law enforcement in New Hope, Minnesota, learned of the shooting at Senator Hoffman's home and dispatched an officer to the Now Hope home of another Minnesota elected representative, Public Official 2, to conduct a safety check 20. At approximately 2:36 am, an officer encountered @ man, now belioved to have been Boelter, sitting in the driver's side seat ofa black SUV parked down the street from Publie Official 2 home. ‘The officer believed that the BV, which resembled a squad car and was equipped with a police.style light bar, was in fact a law enforcement officer providing protection for Public Official 2 Image from New Hope Police Department dash camera footage 21, The officer reported that the individual sitting in the blacks SUV was a bald, white male, staring straight ahead, he officer tried to speak with that man, bbut he continued staring straight ahead and did not respond. The officer drove thereat of the distance to Public Official 2's residence, saw no signs of distress, and waited there until additional law enforcement officers joined hor. By the time they id, the dark SUV had left the area, IV. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota: Murder of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and Her Husband 22, Around 3:30 am, local law enforcement, having leamed of the shooting at Senator Hoffman's home in Champlin, went to the home of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, to conduct a safety check 28 Upon arriving, law enforcement saw a black Fox! Explorer SUV parked outside the home, The black SUV resembled a law enforcement squad car and was equipped with police-style lights. Those lights were on and flashing, Image from lau enforcement footoge upon their arrival ot the Hortman. household 824, ‘The SUVs license plate had beon replaced with a fake “POLIC license plate. License plate on Boelter’s SUV 25, Law enforcement arriving at Representative Hortman’s home saw Boelter dressed in dark colors and standing near the front door, facing the house.Image from law enforcement footage depicting Boelter outside the Hortman home 26, Moments after their arrival on scone, Boelter fired several gunshots into the house as he moved forward, entering the Hortmans’ home, In dasheam footage from the scene, moments after Boclter fired those shots as he moved into the house, a second set of gunshots ean by heard. At the same time, several lashes appear in the entryway windows 28, About the same time, officers moved forward to the home's front doorway, where they saw Ms, Hortman, lying on the floor. Law enforcement approached the fallen Mr. Hortman, who had been struck by multiple gunshots, to tay to provide medical assistance. 29, When officers entered the home, they found Representative Hortman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Officers also found inside the home the 10Hortman family dog, gravely injured. Representative and Mr. Hortman died from their injuries. 30, Bolter fled the Hortmans' home, leaving behind Boelter’s 2015 Ford Explorer SUV that was parked outside the house, After obtaining a warrant, officers searched that vehicle. I know from my training and experience that Ford did not manufacture 2015 Explorers in the state of Minnesota.81, Officers found within the SUV evidenoe tying Boelter to the SUV, including a ill for a storage unit with Boclter's name. Officers also found the license plates forthe SUV Boelter drove that night, Public reords show the SUV is rostered to Boeter and his wife 82, Security footage from the Hortman home later obtained by law enforcement, pursuant to search warrant, and dash camera video from responding officers depicts and provides more detail of what happened. 89, The camera footage from the Hortman's front door shows Boelter, stil ‘wearing a silicone mask and dark brown wig approach the Hortmans' front door. He i also seen wearing black gloves and carrying a yellow gun on his chest. As he approached the front door, he left his SUV in the driveway behind him with the polie-stye lights Mashing, Bolter rang the doorbell and after @ moment shouted, “Polioe, Welfare check,” When Mr, Hortman answered the door, Boelter—shining a flashing toward Mr, Hortman's eyee—said there had been reports of shots fred. Mr Hortman denied knowing anything about a shooting, saying at one point, “Good od, I was asleep’ 34, In the following moments, Mr. Hortman told Boelter, who was still shining a flashlight oward him and was standing approximately six fet away from the doorway: “We can’t see you” Mr, Hortman asked for Boelters name and badge number, Boelter did not promptly respond, but moments later he said, “Nelson, 2302 85. At approximately this point in the exchange, Brooklyn Park policeofficers arrived on the scene to conduct a safety check —having by shooting at the Hoffmans’ home in Champlin, Boelter knocking on the front door of the Hortman household ‘Moments after Brooklyn Park police arrived on scene, Boelter fred the volley of gunshots deseribed above as he moved forward, entering the Hortmans’ home. One or more of the Brooklyn Park officers fired at Boelter as he charged forward into the home.37. In the moments that follow, the Hortmans’ security footage captured audio of another volley of gunshots. At the same time, squad car video shows several muzzle flashes through the window in the foyer's stairwell. As law ‘enforcement later discovered, Boelter, having moved past the fallen Mr. Hortman ‘and into the home, shot Representative Hortman several times at close range, killing her as she attempted to flee up the stairs, 88, Inthese same moments, sounds of extreme distress can be heard in the Hortman security footage coming from the Hortmans’ golden retriever, Gilbert. Law enforcement determined that later Gilbert, too, had been shot, 39, When officers entered the home, they found Representative Hortman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was lying in the landing of the stairwell. Representative Hortman, too, died from her wounds. 40, Officers later searching the property discovered the Hortmans’ golden. retriever, Gilbert, in the backyard. Gilbert was seriously injured. FBI agents took Gilbert to a veterinarian, who attempted to save him, but Gilbert died from his injuries. 41, The security footage captured at the Hortman home the evening of ‘June 13—several hours before Boelter’s shootings—also depicts a man, wearing a vain jacket with the hood up, briefly walking around the side and back of the home. Hours before this, at approximately 6:55 pm., security cameras near Boelter's ‘temporary residence on Fremont Avenue recorded Boelter, wearing a rain jacket ‘with the hood up, carrying what appears to bo body armor and a duffel bag to one ofbis black SUVs 42, In the video at the Hortman residence, the man didnot tlze the Ariveway while approaching the house. Instead, the man walked onto the lawn near the side ofthe house. Based on my training and experience, i appenrs the man is casing the home or planning an exit stratogy. When officers gained entry to the Hortman home after the shooting, they fond the hems back door ax, prompting {hem to believe Boclter had fled through that door. 49, After the shooting at the Hortman residence, officers also found approximately five firearms in the SUY, including semi-automatic, assnult-style rifles, as well ax a large quantity of ammunition organized into loaded magazines, ‘Thoy alo found a medical kit containing wound-treatment supplies and several exe ‘masks of the kind that might be worn while sleeping.Interior of Boelter’s abandoned SUV 14, From the SUV, officers recovered several notebooks full of hand- written notes. Listed among the pages of those notebooks were the names of more than 45 Minnesota state and federal public officials, including Representative Hortman, whose home address was written next to her name,45, One of those notebooks contained lists of internet-based people search ‘engines including Truepeoplesearch, Spokeo, Pipl, Peoplefinders, Beenverifiod, Whitepages, Truthfinder, Intelius, Ownerly, USsearch, and Peoplelooker. I know from my training and experience, and the training and experience of other officers and agents involved in this investigation, that these websites aggregate data from various online and offline sources to provide the querying user details about the searched-for person, such as home addresses, phone numbers, and information ‘about family members. Pages from Boelter's notebook 46, Altogother, the notebooks seized from Boelter’s SUV and his residence in Minneapolis, contain all manner of notations, scribbles, stray phone numbers or 7mails, and lists, but few cohesively written thoughts. There is no manifesto explaining his actions, There ate, however, cevtain subjects or themes that appear soveral times in Boelter’s notes. One recurring subject matter is politicians. In many places in his notebooks, Boelter lists out dozens of Minnesota politicians. He alo lists out politicians from other states as well as lawyers fiom prominent law firms, Next to some of his notations of politicians’ names, Boelter wrote their home addresses as well as their spouses’ names and the number of children they have. 47. ‘The notebooks contain some veiled references that suggest Boelter may have acted is a twisted and misguided sonse of doing good, as depicted in the excerpts from his notebook below. 48, Notably, the names of the four lawmakers whose homes Boelter visited ‘on June 1d were written into the notebooks. ‘The notebooks also contain the handwritten names and addresses for Melissa Hortman, John Hoffman, and their 18respective spouses 49, In addition, officers found a Garmin GPS navigation device in the SUV, That device's “trip history” included the addresses of Representative Hortman's home in Brooklyn Park, Public Official 1's home in Maple Grove, and Senator Hoffman's home in Champlin. The trip history allo included the home addresses for at leas two other state officials 50. Upon searching the surzounding area, law enforcement found components of a disassembled Beretta 92 Oram semiautomatic handgun and at least three magazines strewn across the ground a fow blocks from Representative Hortman's home, Rounds contained in one or more of those magazines bore the same headstamp on the discharged cartridge casings found within or in the Records accessible to law Immediate vieinity of Representative Hartman's enforcement indicate this Beretta was purchased by Boelter in or about January 2000.51. Onor about June 19, 2025, aw enforcement found a second Beretta 92 ‘9mm handgun in a pond near the Hortman's residence, Preliminary forensic testing indicates that the spent casings recovered at the Hortman residence exhibit markings consistent with having heen fired from the Beretts 92 handgun recovered from the pond. Components of recovered Beretta 92 Sram handgun 52, Law enforcement traced the purchase records for the two firearms. ‘The disassembled Beretta 9 2 9mm handgun was purchased by Boelter purchased on January 5, 2000. The second Beretta 92 handgun was purchased by Boelter on July 1, 1997. 58. According to records obtained by law enforcement, Boelter purchased three Beretta handguns, as well as many other firearms. 54, Inthe same general area, law enforcement also found a flashlight, a tactical body armor vest, a brown wig, a yollow pellet gun, black gloves, and a mask,all consistent with those Boelter can be seen weating earlier in the morning 555, DNA obtained from the inside ofthe recovered fucemask was compared to the buccal swab collected from Boelte shortly after his arrest, The DNA fom the snask is interpreted as a mixture originating from two individuals. The major male DNA profile matches Vance Luther Boelter. ‘The probability of observing this DNA snixture is greater than 100 billion times more likely if Vance Luther Boclter and one unknoven, unrelated individual are the sources than if two unknown, unrulated individuals are the source. V. Subsequent Investigation and Boelter’s Apprehe 56, Law enforcement obtained information to track the locations of cell phones known to be used by Boelter and his wife, Law enforvement used the resulting data to locate Mrs, Boelter. 57, Ms, Boelter consented to a law enforcement search of her phone. That search revealed that, around 6:18 am, Mrs. Boelter and other family members received a group text message from Boelter. In that text, Boclter wrote, among ‘other things: “Dad went to war last night ... I don't wanna say more because I don't ‘wanna implicate anybody.” 158, Around the same time, Mrs, Boelter received a text message fiom Boclter stating, among other things: “Words are not gonna explain how sorry I am. for this situation. ... there's gonna be some people coming to the house armed and trigger-happy and I don't want you guys around.” 59. Mrs. Boelter consented to a search of her car. From the car, law 2enforcement recovered two handguns, approximately $10,000 in cash, ana passports {or Mrs. Boelter and her children, who were in the ear with Mes, Bolter atthe time. 60. Law enforcement obtained cell phone locaton information for multiple phones knoven to be associated with Boelter, That location dat led law enforcement to a residence on Fremont Avenue in north Minneapolis. Law enforcement also found this same Fremont Avenue address in the Garmin's “trip history” desered above. At the Fremont home, law enforcement encountered and interviewed a man, ‘who said he lives inthe Fremont residence and, he explained, shares it with Boelter atleast part time 61, Officers conducted a warranted search of the Fremont Avenue residence, Officers also found a purchase receipt from Fleet Farm, dated about June 9, 2025, which documented the purchase of, among other things, a fashlight, a tactical rifle case, two types of firearm ammunition, and the materials believed to Ihave been used to create the fake “POLICE” license plate attached to Boelter’s SUV. 62, Law enforcement also found several notebooks containing handvwaitten notes, These notebooks were in addition to those recovered from the SUV. Boelter’s Aeseription of the Hortmans’ home in one of the notebooks suggests he conducted extensive rosearch about Melisia Hortman, her home, and her family. Among the pages of those various notebooks, officers found listed the names, and often home addresses, of numerous Minnesota public officials, including Representative Hortman—one of the people Boelter shot and murdered on June 14, Beneath her name, a notation reads, “married Mark 2 children 11th term.” Mark was the name 2of Representative Hortman’s husband. Another notation in one of the recovered notebooks names Hortman, her address, and her spouse again, with the added notation: “Big house off golf course 2 ways in to watch from one spot." That is an apt description ofthe Hortman home, wich backs up to golf course 63, Another notebook notation lists three websites for companies that sell facomasks similar to the one Boelter wore. One of those websites describes itself as “your premier destination for high-end, hyper-ralistic silicone masks.” Another of those websites asserts that it “set(s] a new standard in hyper realistic silicone masks.” ‘Mash advertised on one of the websites noted in notebook (left); Boelter wearing mask immediately prior o his shooting of Senator and Mrs. Hoffman (right) 64, In video footage from the area of the Fremont Avenue residence obtained by law enforcement, Boelter can he seen returning to that residence in the morning after his murder of the Hortmans and his shooting of the Hoffimans, 65. According to an interview later conducted by law rnforcement with Witness 1, at approximately 7:00 a.m. on June 14, Boelter met Witness 1 at a bus 2stop at 48th Avenue North and North Lyndale Avenue in north Minneapolis, Witness 1 reported to law enforcement that he had no prior connection with Boclter prior to meeting at the bus stop. According to Witness 1, Boeltex had two duffel bags with him. Boolter asked to purchase an electronic bike fom Witness 1, After Witness 1 agreed, they together boarded a bus and traveled to Witness 1's residence. After arviving at Witness 1's residence, Boolter asked to. purchase Witness 1's Buick sedan as well. Witness 1 agreed 66. Around this time, Boolter and Witness 1 drove in the Buick to a U.S. Bank branch location in Robbinsdale, Minnosota, where Boolter withdrew $2,200 from, and thexeby emptied, an account in his name, Cameras at U.S. Bank captured Boelter wearing a cowboy hat. Tages from U.S, Bank security footage 67. Bocltor reportedly provided about $900 to Witness 1 to complete the purchase ofthe e-bike and Buick. 68, Around 20 a.m. on June 15, law enforcement received information 24about a possible sighting of an individual riding an e-bike approximately two miles northeast of Boelter’s family home in Green Isle, Minnesota. However, law enforcement was unable to locate Boelter at that time, 69. Lav enforeoment investigated further and discovered the Buick that Boelter purchased from Witness 1 abandoned on Highway 25, close to the location of the reported e-bike sighting. ‘Map showing approximate locations deseribed above 70. Law enforcement approached the vehicle using a drone to check forexplosives or other potential safety concerns, Law enforcement drone approaching abandoned Buick 71, A search of that vehicle uncovered, among other things, what appeared ‘tw be the cowboy hat Boclter wore when captured in the U.S. Bank security footage, as well as a handwritten letter directed to the FBI, In that letter, the writer, who claimed his name was “Dr. Vance Luther Boelter,” admitted to boing “the shooter at large in Minnesota involved in the 2 shootings the morning of Saturday June 15th.” 72, He also claims in the letter that he was “trained by US Military people off the books” and that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz instructed him to kill certain Democratic officials. A transcription of the letter is included below. The dashes and blanks that appear in the below appear in the handwritten original: Dear Kash Patel. My name ie Dr. Vance Luther Boelter I5d.D. 1am the shooter at Inrge in Minnesota involved in the shoo 2 shootings the morning of Saturday June 15th at approximately 2:30 am and 3:30 am, ‘or around that time. I will probably be dead by the time you read this letter. I wanted to share some info with you that you might find interesting. I was trained by U.S. Military people off the books starting in college. I have been on projects since that time in Eastern Europe, North America, the Middle Bast, and Africa. All in the line of doing ‘what I thought was right and in the best intorest of the United States, Recently I was approached about a project that Tim Walz wanted done, and_____and Keith __ was also aware of the project. Tim wanted me to kill Amy Klobushar and Tina ___. Tim wants to be a senator and he doesn't trust to retire as planned and thinks she is {going to stay on at the last minute, With Amy + gone ‘Tim would 26get one of the gen senate seats, and ____wants to he gov, and Keith Elison (aie) would be rewarded with a Lieutenant governors position. 1 told Tim I wanted nothing to do with it and if he didn't call off that plan I would go public. He said he would call it hurt my family ifT did (ie) play ball, Then he set up @ meeting with me and Mel_ and _ to talk about options when I they had some people waiting to kill mo. T was able to got away by God's mercy. So I went back a short time later and shot both at both + ‘You should notice how I didn't fire one round at any police officers and boy did I have plenty of opportunity. Ask for the report on how many ‘weapons and ammunition I had with me. Cops were pulling up right, noxt to me in their vehicles and I had an AK pistol aimed right at her hhoad and I could have left a pile of cops dead but I did (sic) shoot 1 bullet towards law enforcement. You ean ask them. Because I support the police and don't want to see them hurt, ‘But if they are hurting my wife + or kids next time I won't give them a pass, If you think I'm making this up just get on the phone and tell ‘Tim you have a few questions for him, ‘Then ask Tim Walz ifhe knows me and see what he says? If he says he dovsn't know me or never met me look in the files and you will see that ‘Tim Walz personally appointed me as to be on his Governors workforce Board as one of the business representatives. He is probably trying to destroy that info but ite public record, ‘Then ask Tim Walz why they kept the shots silent from the media ‘when they first happened, Not a word in the press about it. Why? They aneeded to got their stories figured out first so everyone was on the same page about “what happened.” ‘Tim is probably crapping bricks right now because I'm still at large and he knows what I ean do, and that I know about where all the buried skeletons are. So I will he shot on sight you ean bet on that. Ifyou want me to turn myself in it need to be direetly to you and then I need to be held at a military prison or on in asia of the middle Kast, or at least on a military ship over there. These guys have their guns everywhere and ean get to anybody Tam willing to spill all the beans. I just want my family safe, ‘They had nothing to do with this and are totally innocent. This was a one person job, 73, Photos of that letter, taken by law enforcement, are included below. 2Meee Bl Moan 3 in Moye inalrdn alc. dy a5 A gabe 2 em ad 350s freer ts wel Tas bad by WE ly a fi Fee VW in Fatih Bree, Anata Ah dard At, 7 og a Te Moh as vod xe bet lest Me Sis an jel ete Ah Ary fil Zs ppl oko pre Ya we denne th pe Wil x bh ohm Page 1 of the lettersCUC YAYWSAON Page 2 ofthe leter74, At approximately 9:10 p.m. on June 15, 2025, law enforcement located Boelter in a field in Green Isle, Minnesota, approximately one mile from his family residence. Officers took Booltr into custody ‘15, Subsequent investigation of Boelter showed that his closest associates appeared to be genuinely shocked about his alleged crimes. Until 2020, Boeltor spent most of his adult life working in business roles in Inrge and prominent agribusinesses and food companies. However, around 2020, Boelter’s carver trajectory changed. He pivoted to working in the funeral home industry. He served in a series of positions relating to death, inchuding at funeral homes, retrioving Jhuman remains from the scenes of homicides and accidents, and he worked for an organ donation and extraction company. He also tried to start two businesses, He ‘ed paperwork with the state to open a private security company, for which be purchased a substantial amount of gear and equipment—including multiple lecommissioned law-enforcement SUVs—but this company never got off the ground nor serviced any clients. He also traveled several times tothe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), whore he proached and hoped to start businesses with a riverboat ‘and in farming and fishing operations, These entrepreneurial efforts did not appear to be successful 76. Law enforcement also seized a laptop from the abandoned Buick which was aubsequently searched pursuant to a warrant. The laptop contains records of online searches for the home addresses and personal information of many Minnesota public officials, including Representative Melissa Hortman who was 3searched on TruePeopleSearch.com on May 15, 2025; and Senator John Hoffman ‘who was searched on PeopleFindercom on June 4, 2025. The laptop also shows extensive use of Google Maps in the months and weeks leading up to the attacks. ‘The laptop data shows the Hortman home address was entered in Google Maps a8 arly as May 15, 2026 Information about Blink 77. From my review of publicly available information provided by Blink about ite services, including Blink’s “Privacy Policy” and “Terms of Service,” I am aware of the following about Blink and about the information collected and retained a, Blink is a subsidiary of Immedia Semiconductor LLC, and is engaged in the home accurity business. », Blink sells products and services designed to ee, hear, and speak to anyone from doorbell cameras, outdoor security cameras, and other similar dovies from the customer's computer or mobile device ¢. Blink obtains content captured and recorded when wsing Blink’s products and services, such as video or audio recordings, cameras, live video or audio streams, images, comments, and data Blinks preducts collet from the surrounding environment to perform their functions (ch as motion, events, temperature, and ambient light 4. Blink generally has access to videos only if the user has a current Blink subscription. The Basie plan covers one device and includes features like cloud storage for motion clips live view, and motion 2alerts. The Plus plan covers all devices on an aesount and adda features like person detection and custom notifications. If users choose to subscribe to Blink subseription plan, the customer device automatically sends to Blink for storage any video footage andlor audio recordings captured by Blink produets installed by the customer. Following Data Preservation Request, Blink can retrieve and export data from a Blink acount prior to deletion. The time period of image and video storage on Blink servers is Limited to 60 days from the moment of ereation, per account in the United States. Data cannot be retsieved after it is deleted by user action, or by snutomatie process due to age (00 days as described above) Ifa customer has a Syne Module 2 with an attached USB flash drive ‘and also has an active subseription plan, then a once-daily backup of rotion clips is saved to the drive, Blink has no control over the contents contained on the drive. The backup files are not viewable in the Blink app and must be accessed directly from a PC. The video files are not encrypted. Customers with an active subscription are also able to save live camera video (Live View) to cloud storage that is only viewable through the Blink app. Live View sessions are never stored to an attached USB flash drive, 3Blink asks customers to provide personal information in connection with Blink's products and services. This may include: contact information, such as name, phone number, email, and postal address; account information, such as online password and other log-in detaila used to access Blinks products and services, Blink obtains payment information, such as name, billing address and payment card details, including card number, expiration date ‘and security ode. Payment information is collected and stored by a think party payment processor on Blink’s behalf; Blink only stores the last four digits ofthe customer's payment eard and the expiration date Blink also cbtain product setup inforenion, including the nase and eseription of the Blink product and location where itis installed, technical information about the product, including WEF! network information and signal strength, and information about the device's sodel, serial number, and software version, Blink also obtains social media handles, content, and other data posted on Blink’s official social media page and other personal information contained in content Blink users submit through Blink’s “Contact Us" feature ar customer support tools on Blink’s website or ‘mobile application. 4Connection of Blink to the Investigation 78. As explained herein, information stored in connection with a Blink ‘account may provide evidence of the “who, what, why, when, where, and how of the criminal conduct under investigation, thus enabling the United States to establish and prove each element or alternatively, to exclude the innocent from furthor suspicion. In my training and experience, captured video and audio contents, images, comments, and other data collected by Blink products about the surrounding environment can be evidence of who was present at a particular physical location at a relevant time. This geographic and timeline information may also tend to either inculpate or exeulpate those connected to the crime. 79, Based on the information above, Blink’s servers are likely to contain the typos of material described above, including stored video and audio content and information concerning the SUBJECT ACCOUNT. In my training and experience, such information may constitute evidence of the crimes under investigation, Information To Be Searched And Things To Be Seized 80. I anticipate executing this warrant under tho Electronic Communications Privacy Act, in particular Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2703(a), (BXIV(A), and (e\(1)(A), by using the warrant to require Blink to disclose to the government copies of the records and other information (including the content of ‘communications) particularly described in Section I of Attachment B. Upon receipt of the information described in Section I of Attachment B, government-authorized 35persons will review that information to locate the items described in Section II of, Attachment B. Conclusion, 81, Based on the aforementioned factual information, I respectfully submit that there is probable cause to believe that evidence, fruits, and/or instrumentalities of violations of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2261(2)(A), 9244), and 924(¢) ‘may be located in the information described in Attachment A. 82, Based on the forgoing, I request that the Court issue the proposed search warrant, 88. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2703(), the presence of a law enforcement: officer is not required for the service or execution of this warrant. The government will execute this warrant by serving it on Blink. Because the warrant will be served on Blink, who will then compile the requested records at a time convenient to it, ‘and then reviewed by government authorized persons, there exists reasonable cause ‘to pormit the execution of the requested warrant at any time in the day or night. Respectfully submitted, A, ANDREWAILBREY Special Agent Federal Bureau of Investigation 36SUBSCRIBED and SWORN to before me on July 15, 2025 by reliable electronic means (Faceime and emai pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 41(@)3) ‘The Honorable Foster United States Magistrate Judge ”ATTACHMENT A Property to Be Searched Blink Security Camera Information associated with email address ACCOUNT) that is stoned at a premises owned, maintained, controlled, or operated by Immedia Semiconductor LLC a home security products company owned by alifornia, Amazon.com, Ine. and headquartered in Santa Monica,ATTACHMENT B Particular Things to be Seized I. Information to he disclosed by Immedia Semiconductor LLC “To the extent that the information described in Attachment A is within the possession, custody, or contrl of Immedia Semiconductor LLC, including videos, ‘communications, records, files, logs o information from May 15, 2025, through sJune 14, 2025, that have been deleted but are still available to Immedia Semiconductor LLC, or have been preserved pursuant toa request made under 18 US. § 2705(9, Immedia Semiconductor LLC is required to disclose the following information to the government: 8. All video and audio content and all logs and records associated with ‘the content for the account including stored or preserved copies of such video and audio content; 'b, Al location data associated with the particular device or devices used to login to or accoss the account, including gootags; ¢. _Alldata and information that has been deleted by the user; 4 All identity and contact information, including full name, e-mail address, physical address (including city, state, and zip code), phone numbers, payment and billing information, including billing addrose and payment eard details, and other personal identifiers;Immedia Semiconductor LLC is hereby ordered to disclose the above information to the government within 14 day of issuance of this warrant.Il, Information to be seized by the government All information described above in Section I that constitutes fruits, contraband, evidence, and instrumentalities of violations of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2261A(2\A), 9246), and 924(0), those viols ions involving Vance Luther Boelter and occurring from May 15, 2025, through June 14, 2025, including, for the SUBJECT ACCOUNT in Attachment A, information pertaining to the following matte I. All video and audio recordings created by Blink cameras that depict or relate to the assaults at the residence associated with the SUBJECT ACCOUNT, including: 8, Recordings showing the assault itself, b, Recordings of stalking showing Boelter involved befor, ducing, or after tse event; ¢. Recordings showing entrancosfexite, access points, or pathe of travel to and from the scene during the relevant time period; 4. Still images, thumbnails, or motion-activated clips associated with the above. TL, Any metadata associated with the above recordings, including but not limited to: a. Timestamps, GPS data Gf available), and eamera IDs; b, System logs reflecting creation, access, deletion, oF dawnload of relevant footage;«. Alerts, notifications, or user interactions with the system (e.g, reosiving @ ‘motion alert at atime consistent with the incident. 4. Logs for Mobile phones, tablets, or computers used to access, control, or review the Blink system, to the extent they contain copies of relevant recordings or slorts; Blink mobile app data reflecting access to or control of the footage described above IIL. Account Information 4 Account names, email addresses, phone numbers, and billing records ». Subseription or system configuration details that confirm the device was ‘operational at the relevant time, ‘Thin wreak uthocisas a sevinw of leckumizlly stored infiemntioa, communications, other records and information disclosed pursuant to this warrant in onder to locate evidence, fruits, and instrumentalities deseribed in this warrant. ‘The review of this electronic data may be conducted by any government personnel assisting in the investigation, who may include, in addition to law enforcement officers and agents, attorneys for the government, attorney support staff, and technical expests. Pursuant ta this warrant, the FBI may deliver a complete copy of the disclosed electronic data to the custody and control of attorneys for the government and their support staff for their independent review,CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY OF DOMESTIC. ‘RECORDS PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULES OF. ‘EVIDENCE 902(11) AND 902(13) 1 attest, under penalties of perjury by the laws of the United States of America pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, that the information contained in this certification is true and correct, I am employed by Immedia Semiconductor LLC, and my ttle is Tam qualified to authenticate the records attached hereto because Iam familias with how the records were created, manage, stoned, and retrieved. I state that the records attached hereto are true duplicates ofthe original records inthe custody of Immedia Semiconductor LLC. ‘Te attached reords consist of [GENERALLY DESCRIBE RECORDS (pages/CDs/mogubytes)|. [farther tate that: 8. allzecords attached to this certificate were made at or near the time of the occurrence ofthe matter set forth by, or ftom information transmitted by, a person with knowledge of those matters, they were kept in the ordinasy course of the regularly conducted business activity of Immedia Semiconductor LLC, and they were made by Immedia Semiconductor LLC as a regular practice; and such records were generated by Immedia Semiconductor LLC's electronic process or system that produces an accurate result, to wit:1. the records were enpied from electronic deviee(), storage ‘meditun(s), or Hle(s) in the custody of Immodia Semiconductor LLC in a manner to ‘ensure that they are true duplicates of the original records; and 2, the process or systom is regularly verified by Immedia, Semiconductor LLC, and at all times pertinent to the records certified here the process and system functioned properly and normally. [ further state that this certification is intended to satisfy Rules 902(11) and ‘902(18) of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Date Signature09 he 1209) enc nl ease Warn ass UNITED STATES DisTRICT COURT Diss of Mino INTHE MATTER OF THE BLINK SECURITY CAMERA INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH ‘THE ACCOUNT IN ATTACHMENT A, ‘Case No. 25.1485 (DIF) SEARCH AND SEIZURE WARRANT To: Any authorizad Iw enforcement ofier ‘An application by a federal law enforcement officer or an attorney fr the government requests the search ‘ofthe fllowing person or property located inthe Souther Distt of Califo: ‘See Attachment A, incorporated hers. The person or property tobe searched, described above, is blieved to conceal: ‘See Attachment B, incorporated here, [find thatthe afidevis), or any recorded testimony, establish probable cause to search and sere the person oF opel. YOU ARE COMMANDED o execute this warant on or before July 29, 2025 eased ay inthe dayne 6:0 am, to 10 pm _X at any ime inthe day og I find essorable ‘cause bas buen exablished ‘You must give a copy ofthe warn and a scp forthe property taken tothe person from whom, fom whose premises, the prepety was taken, of leave the copy and receipt atthe place were the property was taken, ‘The officer eneeiting this warrant, or an oficer present during the execution ofthe warrant, must prepare an Snventoy as required by law and prom return his warrant and ventory othe Magistrete Suge by emailing 0 ‘nd suy_shambers@né.scours gov Datoand Time ssved: ly 15.2025 1:22 ony (Ciy and State: Minneapli, MN ‘The Honorable Due J. Foster Unite Sates Magistrate Jdge Prd Ka oT1013 1) Sehnert Pee Return Cave a Date ad tn warrant ected a a art and vary Tt wh Fisentory mad nthe presence entany o Te propery Taken and ane oF any person) saa Ceca T detare wader pena of perry Ta is Dventry is corrected was reared along wh We origina! warrant to the designated ler of courts. Dae aaa ar aaranre Tre oa