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| Of Minneapolis. | ||
| The police precinct, ma'am, was abandoned and burned to the ground. | ||
| And because of that, the National Guard was eventually far too late mobilized. | ||
| And President Trump recognizes a situation like that, improperly handled by a governor, like it was by Governor Waltz, if it gets out of control, is a bad situation for the citizens of any location. | ||
| So in Los Angeles, we believe that ICE, which is a federal law enforcement agency, has the right to safely conduct operations in any state and any jurisdiction in the country, especially after 21 million illegals have crossed our border under the previous administration. | ||
| ICE ought to be able to do its job, whether it's Minneapolis or Los Angeles. | ||
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Chairman, I have limited time, I asked a budget question, could the Secretary please address the budget, thank you. | |
| You asked about the situation in Los Angeles, and we believe ICE agents should be allowed to be safe in doing their operations. | ||
| And we have deployed National Guard and the Marines to protect them in the execution of their duties. | ||
| Because we ought to be able to enforce immigration law in this country. | ||
| unlike what Governor Waltz did in 2020. | ||
| There are 17,000 LAPD. | ||
| You mentioned that. | ||
| There would be 18,000 if not for the defund movement. | ||
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We're going to leave this and go live now to Minnesota where Governor Tim Walz and local officials will provide an update on the shooting of two state lawmakers and their spouses earlier today. | |
| We're here today to give some updates on the current investigation. | ||
| First off, I would like to thank the law enforcement agencies and the public out there who are being vigilant, our law enforcement partners who are watching out for others in our community, the understanding and patience of the public as we work to find this individual and bring that person to justice. | ||
| We know that it's been a difficult day for not only those who have worked with those legislators, but it's also a difficult day for those in the state of Minnesota who are working through this terrible tragedy. | ||
| Today we have a few speakers who are 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 going to turn it over to Superintendent Drew Evans of the BCA. | ||
| Thanks Commissioner and today we are asking for the public's help at this point in time in locating Vance Luther Bolter who is a 57 year old white male who's six feet one inches tall, 220 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. | ||
| I know this name has been reported in the media so far and we are confirming as a person of interest 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 911. | ||
| Do not approach him. | ||
| You should consider him armed and dangerous and you should call 911 immediately with the information. | ||
| He was seen last this morning wearing light colored cowboy hat that you can see up here in the clothing there with dark colored long sleeve collared shirt or coat, light pants and carrying a dark bag. | ||
| 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 877-996-6222 or email us at bca.tips at state.mn.us. | ||
| We still don't know if additional people are involved, but this individual is the one that we're looking at 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 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 to keep our communities safe. | ||
| And as the Commissioner noted, we'll take some questions at the end. | ||
| But again, we are seeking the assistance of the public in 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 Brooklyn Park, the State Patrol, Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, FBI, ATF, just 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. | ||
| So hi, my name is Hollis Winston, mayor of the city of Brooklyn Park. | ||
| First, I want to extend my prayers to the Hawkins family, but also to the 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 is calming words and rhetoric. | ||
| I want folks to make sure they listen to the facts from credible sources like law enforcement, but also to resist 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 Champlain and our surrounding communities, in fact, the state, we're very much a family. | ||
| 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. | ||
| I think people need to see it that way. | ||
| I want to thank law enforcement, Governor Waltz, Commissioner Jacobson, Sheriff Witt, FBI, various counties, local law enforcement, even with our city of 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'll be information behind me. | ||
| Please share that information. | ||
| And again, please look and listen for valid information and share that. | ||
| There 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 and 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. | ||
| 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 of support. | ||
| So I want people to understand that as a city, but as a state, as 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 Park. | ||
| Good afternoon. | ||
| My name is Ryan Sabus, Mayor of Champlin. | ||
| And on behalf of the City of Champlin, our Police Department, and our City Council, I want to extend a heartfelt thoughts and prayers to Senator John Hoffman and Representative Melissa Hortman and their families. | ||
| We are deeply saddened by the senseless act of violence, and our hearts are with all those that have been affected. | ||
| Our police department is working in 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 stay attentive, report anything that feels concerning, and most of all, continue to show kindness, respect, and care for one another. | ||
| 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 the Hortman family are very much part of our communities, part of our fabric of our communities. | ||
| And we really wish the families all the best. | ||
| Thank you. | ||
| As folks have said, we'll take a few questions. | ||
| Please don't forget to in the first question, introduce yourself, your immediate organization with whom this webinar. | ||
| And if you have a question for a specific individual, call that off. | ||
| The question was, do we have an update on Senator 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. | ||
| You said person of interest, so not a suspect, or is it? | ||
| She's a suspect. | ||
| One and the same for this particular case at this point in time. | ||
| Okay, so we can say suspect. | ||
| You can say suspect. | ||
| As Dexter, WCCO, New Year's Cooper, you know this guy is at least affiliated with some sort of security company according to his own website that has a highly transparent individual. | ||
| Can you speak to the level of knowledge this person might have about using the gun or different security tactics that might separate him from a typical person walking down the street? | ||
| Yes, so the question was regarding the sophistication of the individual based on reports that he owned a security company. | ||
| I certainly can't get into the details of the investigation. | ||
| That'll all be part of that. | ||
| We'll explore all of that. | ||
| We're aware of the connections that you referenced and the team will be dissecting that between the investigators, Brooklyn Park Police Department, and all of the state, local, and federal partners that are working on that. | ||
| Certainly an individual will 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. | ||
| One question about the photo that we're seeing in the cow hat in the jacket. | ||
| Is that photo taken today? | ||
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That photo is today. | |
| And is it from a ring camera at the residence of either of our lawyers? | ||
| The question is, is it from a ring camera? | ||
| It's not. | ||
| This is from a business. | ||
| So this is at a business location. | ||
| We believe, as noted, that we believe he 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 why we're sharing that with that information now so that we can safely apprehend him. | ||
| Is there a way that you're in touch with the TSA? | ||
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I know Governor Walsh has been in contact with federal agents that you have mentioned with the FBI. | |
| Our airlines seeing his pictures so he is important. | ||
| 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. | ||
| We will continue to be. | ||
| Are you able to share the time or location that that photo is taking today? | ||
| The question is, can I share the time and location? | ||
| 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 as we work to follow up on that. | ||
| The question is, is there surveillance or ring camera? | ||
| We do have various video from different locations. | ||
| I don't want to get into specifics as part of the active investigation, but there is video that has been obtained by the investigators. | ||
| Can you talk about some of the other locations that you guys have worked along Greenwyle? | ||
| So the question is, can we talk about some of the other locations? | ||
| Because our teams are very active as 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 and the follow-up that the teams are doing. | ||
| I'm going to get rid of it going, so I'm going to bring it to Ellen, and then we're going to have one more question. | ||
| Can you talk a little bit more about the manifesto and what kind of motivation would it be clearly being? | ||
| We're told that the race portrays longer about this manifesto. | ||
| Is there anything to do with the motivation here? | ||
| All right. | ||
| At this point in time, it would be premature. | ||
| The question was, is the manifesto and the information that we have received as their motivations? | ||
| We are working diligently on that. | ||
| 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 all working out in the field, and they have been gathering more documents and information. | ||
| And so it would be premature for me at this point to really say exactly what the motivation might be from these writings, but we will be continuing to work on that and provide that information when we're able. | ||
| Did you know Mr. Gabbard, Mr. Walker, from the search community, do you have a sense, did they know each other, like, did this man know either where to inform him or send him off and then ask him? | ||
| The question is, did they know each other in any capacity? | ||
| We are still exploring that. | ||
| There's certainly some overlap with some public meetings, I will say, with Senator Hoffman and the individual, but we don't know the nature of the relationship or if they actually knew each other. | ||
| Thank you. | ||
| You've been watching live coverage. | ||
| We return now to our scheduled program. | ||
| We joined it in progress. | ||
| Unless this committee sees dollars and cents and where you're going and what your plan is, then we may reconsider what you need to do to go forward. | ||
| Give us the details. | ||
| Congresswoman, we have the details and we will provide them. | ||
| Let's have them. | ||
| And my hope is that we could get to it before we go to a markup within a few hours here today. | ||
| I yield back my time, Mr. Chair. | ||
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Gentlelady yields back her time. | |
| The Dean of the House, Chairman Rogers. | ||
| Thank you, Mr. Chairman. | ||
| Welcome, gentlemen and lady. | ||
| Let me ask you about the stunning success of the Ukrainian drones of last week. | ||
| Are we seeing the ushering in of a new era of warfare? | ||
| The use of drones from afar. | ||
| After all, these drones were smuggled into Russia, hidden for a great span of time, and then activated from 2,500 miles away. | ||
| Are we prepared both defensively and offensively? |