Vance Boelter had 2 Minnesota lawmakers on hitlist
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Vance Boelter, accused of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers, texted his family shortly after, according to an FBI affidavit.
Vance Luther Boelter, the man accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and injuring another couple, planned the attacks for months and had dozens of apparent targets, prosecutors said Monday.
The list of about 70 names allegedly possessed by Vance Boelter included state and federal lawmakers, community leaders and abortion rights advocates in Minnesota and in other states, according to the Associated Press. Federal authorities have described some of those named in the documents as being on a “hit list,” NPR reported.
Ohio Representative Greg Landsman's name was found by the FBI in evidence of Minnesota murder suspect Vance Boelter, leading to increased security for Landsman.
He wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife but didn’t come into contact with the two other DFL legislators, investigators say.
Boelter claimed to have a doctorate of education, and said he spent extensive time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa — where he was seen in videos apparently preaching on stage.
A car allegedly belonging to Vance Boelter, the man suspected of shooting two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses over the weekend, has reportedly been discovered a day later and more than 50 miles away from where the tragedy took place in Minnesota.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said the deadly shooting of state Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband on Saturday was politically motivated, noting that there was some