Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter went to the homes of four different state representatives on Saturday as he sought to kill lawmakers, prosecutors claim.
Boelter, 57, was arrested late Sunday night for the murders of Democratic State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband and the attempted murder of Democratic State Senator John Hoffman and his wife.
Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson announced on Monday that Boelter went to the homes of two other lawmakers to carry out more carnage on the night of the shootings.
‘In the early-morning hours of June 14, Boelter went to the homes of four Minnesota state politicians with the intent to kill them,’ he said.
However, one of the other lawmakers was not home, and the suspect left the other house after police arrived.
Thompson said after Boelter left the Hoffman home, he went to the home of another representative in New Hope.
At that point, New Hope Police had been called to do a welfare check on the lawmaker, and an officer saw Boelter’s vehicle at the scene.
The officer believed it was a vehicle that had been dispatched to the scene and attempted to talk to him, but he stared straight ahead, according to Thompson.
‘Boelter planned his attack carefully’ by researching his intended victims and their families and conducting surveillance of their homes and taking notes, Thompson said.
This is a developing story…
