Assassination suspect Vance Boelter was indicted Thursday by a Minnesota grand jury on eight criminal counts, including first-degree premeditated murder, attempted first-degree murder, impersonating a police officer, and felony cruelty to an animal for allegedly shooting state Rep. Melissa Hortman’s golden retriever.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary F. Moriarty outlined the grand jury charges at an afternoon news conference in Minneapolis. Charges include:

• Two counts of first-degree premeditated murder for the assassination of Rep. Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park) and her husband, Mark Hortman, at about 3:30 a.m. June 14.

• Four counts of attempted first-degree murder for the shooting of Sen. John Hoffman (DFL-Champlin) and his wife, Yvette Hoffman; the attempted shooting of the Hoffmans’ d

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