Federal prosecutors say it’s possible they will seek the death penalty in the case of Vance Boelter, the man charged with killing Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and wounding Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.

It’s been more than 100 years since Minnesota’s last state execution. The state abolished capital punishment in 1911. Federal prosecutors have not sought the death penalty in a Minnesota-based case since the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976.

Robin Maher joined MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about the possibility that Boelter will face the death penalty. Maher is the Executive Director of the Death Penalty Information Center.