The man charged because of Kill a The legislator and wounded another in what prosecutors described as a carefully planned attack, had dozens of obvious goals, including civil servants in at least three other countries.
Vance Boelter supposedly made it into the houses of two other legislators In the night of attacksBut one was on vacation and the suspect left the other house after the police had entered, and that on Monday.
All of Politicians who are named in his letter were democrats, including more than 45 state and federal officials in Minnesota, said Thompson. Elected guides in Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin said that they too were mentioned in his writings.
The investigators say that Boelter seemed to prepare for months The shootings – The latest in a series of Political attacks in the United States.
In Minnesota, Boelter made surveillance missions, made notes about the houses and people he aimed, and dressed up as a police officer shortly before the shootings, said Thompson.
“There is no exaggeration to say that his crimes are what the stuff of nightmares are,” he said.
Boelter resulted in the police on Sunday evening after finding him in the forests near his house after a massive two -day search. He is accused of being fatally shot Former spokesman for the Democratic House Melissa Hortman And her husband Mark in her house early Saturday in the suburbs of North Minneapolis.
The authorities say he also shot and wounded Senator John Hoffman, a democrat, and his wife Yvette, who lived a few miles away.
The Federal Prosecutor’s office accused Boelter, 57, for murder and stalking, which could lead to a death sentence if it was convicted. He is already exposed to state charges, including murder and attempted murder. At a federal hearing on Monday in St. Paul, Boelter said that he could not afford a lawyer. A federal public defense lawyer was appointed to represent him and he was held without a deposit until next week.
Manny Atwal, his main attorney, refused to comment and said the office had just received the case.
Notebooks show careful planning
Boelter had many notebooks full of plans, said Thompson. According to court files, a notebook contained a list of internet -based persons that were the intentional type of attacks, which the law enforcement officers claim.
However, the authorities have not found any fonts that “clearly identify what motivated him,” said Thompson. He said it was too early to speculate about any kind of political ideology.
The democratic MP Esther Agbaje, whose district comprises parts of Minneapolis, said she had remained with friends and family at the weekend after he found out that her name appeared on the list of goals.
In texts, the suspect said that he “moved to war”
The authorities rejected the names of the other two legislators whose houses were targeted but escaped damage. The democratic senator Ann Rest said that she had told the suspect that he was parked near her house early Saturday. In an explanation, she said that the “quick action” of law enforcement officers saved their lives.
After the shootings, Boelter sent a text to a family group chat that said: “Papa went to war last night … I no longer want to say because I don’t want to imply anyone,” said FBI.
His wife got another text that said: “Words will not explain how sorry for this situation … There are some people who come to the house, armed and triggering and happy, and I don’t want to be nearby,” said the affidavit.
The police later found his wife in a car with her children. According to an affidavit, the officers found two handguns, about 10,000 US dollars in cash and passes for women and their children.
Just a few hours after the shootouts on Saturday, Boelter bought an electric bike and a Buick sedan from someone he met at a bus stop in Minneapolis, said the federal government’s affidavit. The police found the limousine left on a highway on Sunday morning.
In the car, the officials found a cowboy hat, the Boelter in surveillance material and a letter to the FBI, the authorities said. The letter states that he was written by “Dr. Vance Luther Boulter” and he was “the shooter as a whole”.
The car was found in the rural district of Sibley, where Boelter had a home.
Coordinated attacks on legislators
The Hoffmans were first attacked in their house in Champlin. Her adult daughter called in 911 to say that a masked person had come to the door and shot her parents.
Boelter had appeared with a flashlight and a 9 mm pistol and a black tactical vest and a “hyperrealistic” silicone mask, said Thompson.
He knocked for the first time and called: “This is the police.” At some point the Hoffmans realized that he was wearing a mask, and Boelter told them: “This is a robbery.” After Sen. Hoffman tried to push Boabel out of the door, Boelter shot him repeatedly and then shot his wife, said the prosecutor.
An explanation published by Yvette Hoffman on Sunday said her husband underwent several operations after being hit by nine balls.
After hearing from a legislator that was shot, the officials arrived in time to see how Boelter Mark Hortman shoots through the open door of the house, according to the complaint. They exchanged shots with a Boelter who fled into the house before escaping, the complaint said. According to the document, Melissa Hortman was found dead inside. Your dog was also shot and had to be put to sleep.
The search for the motif continues
The writings that were recovered from the fake police vehicle included the names of the legislators and community leaders as well as the lawyers for abortion rights and information about health institutions, said two law enforcement officers who were spoken to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not entitled to discuss details of the ongoing investigation.
Friends and former colleagues who were interviewed by the AP Describe Boelter as a pious Christian Who attended one Evangelical Church and fought campaigns for President Donald Trump.
Boelter is also a former political representative who worked in the same state labor development committee as Hoffman, such as recordings, although it was not clear whether they knew each other.
