Brooklyn Park police say the officer who fired his weapon when he encountered Vance Boelter at state Rep. Melissa Hortman's home did so in accordance with department policy.

Boelter is accused of killing Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark on the morning of June 14. Before he went to their Brooklyn Park home, the FBI says Boelter shot state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette at their home in Champlin. Investigators said Boelter was dressed like a police officer during the attacks.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension identified the officer who fired his weapon as Zachary Baumtrog. The bureau said Baumtrog arrived at the Hortmans' home around 3:30 a.m. along with another officer to check on the representative after they learned of the shooting at the Hoffman h

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