Praetorian Guard Security Services

From Adrienne Vogt, Leinz Vales, Rebekah Reiss, Danya Gainor, and Michelle Watson's 6-14-25 CNN article entitled: "Huge Manhunt Underway for Vance Boetler, Suspected of Assassinating Top Minnesota Lawmaker":

A massive manhunt is underway this evening for the suspect in the assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and the attempted assassination of another.

State Rep. Melissa Hortman — the top Democrat in the Minnesota House — and her husband were shot and killed early this morning in “what appears to be a politically motivated assassination,” according to Gov. Tim Walz.

Police are searching for 57-year-old Vance Boelter, who is also the suspect in the shooting of Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife. They have undergone surgery and are alive, according to authorities [...].

Boelter works for a security company, Praetorian Guard Security Services, according to Minnesota officials. The company’s website says he serves as the director of security patrols and has had training from people in the US military.

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From Tess Owen, Tim Marchman, and Leah Feiger's 6-14-25 WIRED article entitled "Suspect in Minnesota Shooting Linked to Security Company, Evangelical Ministry":

The suspected shooter [...] appears to be the director of security patrols at Praetorian Guard Security Services, a security company [...] servicing the Minneapolis and St. Paul metro areas that he founded with his wife Jenny. The company, which also lists Todd Boelter, a former police officer and the alleged shooter’s cousin, as a security training manager advertises residential security patrols and uniformed security patrols. “We only offer armed security. If you are looking for unarmed guards, please work with another service to meet your needs better,” states the “red lines” section of the company’s website. The website also states that their “guards” wear the “best personal protective equipment money can buy.”

Officials say that the suspect in the shootings had an SUV kitted out with emergency lights, a badge, and a taser. Though it is not yet clear where the suspect obtained materials to allegedly impersonate a police officer, the Praetorian Guard Security Services website states that their guards “drive the same make and model of vehicles that many police departments use in the US. Currently we drive Ford Explorer Utility Vehicles.” According to photographs from the scene, the car towed away by law enforcement was a Ford.

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