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Belter arrived at Representative Hortman's house in Brooklyn Park at 3:30 AM in a black SUV with police license plates and flashing emergency lights. Dressed as a police officer with a tactical vest, body armor, and a hyper-realistic mask, he approached Hortman's home armed with a flashlight.
Brooklyn Park police officers arrived, responding to the report of Senator Hoffman's shooting. Belter drew his weapon and fired at the officers, then rushed into Hortman's house, repeatedly firing and murdering Representative Hortman and her husband, Mark. The officers fired at Belter as he entered the house, but he escaped out the back.
Officers recovered Belter's Beretta, body armor, and mask behind the home. A search of his car revealed five more firearms, rifles, and ammunition. Belter had notebooks listing over 45 Minnesota state and federal elected officials, including Representative Hortman. He researched his victims and their families, finding addresses and family names, conducting surveillance, and taking notes. He concealed himself as a police officer, using police lights, a tactical vest, body armor, a flashlight, and the hyper-realistic mask.