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Friends say Minnesota shooting suspect was deeply religious and conservative
- Vance Luther Boelter, a 57-year-old security contractor, was arrested late Sunday for assassinating Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and shooting Senator John Hoffman and his wife near Minneapolis.
- The attacks occurred Saturday; authorities executed a search warrant and found an SUV resembling police vehicles containing fliers for an anti-Trump 'No Kings' rally and a list of abortion rights advocates.
- Boelter was a devout Christian, conservative Republican who attended evangelical churches, supported Trump, preached ministry sermons focusing on moral decay, and expressed anti-abortion views during a 2023 Congo trip.
- Before the attacks, Boelter texted roommates that he loved them and said, 'May be dead shortly... I wish it hadn't gone this way,' while officials said he made no public threats and Tim Walz called the shootings politically motivated.
- Boelter faces possible death penalty charges in what federal officials described as a chilling attack on democracy and political extremism, following the largest manhunt in Minnesota history.
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Minnesota shooting suspect's roommate says Boelter liked Trump, listened to "Infowars" podcast
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Friends: Minnesota shooting suspect was religious and conservative
NEW YORK — The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a "bad place" where most…
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