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.

Hours after the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, prominent conservative influencers spun unsubstantiated theories that the suspect was a left-wing extremist who targeted the Democratic-aligned leaders for voting against party lines, and did so with the blessing of the state’s top Democrat, Gov. Tim Walz.

The president is withholding condolences and a call to Governor Tim Walz after the assassination of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman

Vance Luther Boelter, the suspect in Minnesota shooting, was previously appointed to the Governor's Workforce Development Council by Tim Walz.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz implored “leading with grace and compassion” after a madman with a kill list targeted a pair of lawmakers and their spouses in his state — a different tune from two weeks prior, when he urged his fellow Dems to “be a little meaner” and “bully the s–t” out of people like President Trump.

Vance Luther Boelter, the suspected assassin of Dem leaders Melissa Hotrtman and her husband, was captured after a two-day manhunt, but several questions remain unanswered. To start with, the motive behind the killing as cops found a list of about 70 politicians who he was about to target.

The wife of Vance Boelter, the suspect in the Minnesota lawmaker shootings, was arrested after officials pulled over her vehicle in Onamia.

The suspected shooter of two Minnesota state legislators was arrested on Sunday evening in a wooded area near his home in Green Isle, Minnesota. Vance Boelter is believed to have shot Minnesota state Rep.