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.

Vance Luther Boelter, the suspect accused of carrying out a deadly attack on state senators and lawmakers on Saturday, allegedly had a long list of Minnesota Democrats he was targeting.

David Carlson, who says that he has known Boelter since fourth grade, described the shooting suspect as a "great guy."

Wisconsin Democrats gathered this weekend in Dells for their annual convention under heightened security after the two Democratic Minnesota lawmakers were gunned down in their homes.

Tremors spread though the political world on Monday after the weekend’s fatal shooting of a Democratic lawmaker and her spouse in Minnesota, and another shooting, allegedly by the same

The assailant, who is still at large, was identified as 57-year-old Vance Boelter by the state's public safety commissioner.

El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar just released a statement on Vance Boelter, the man accused shooting Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota Saturday, stating that Capitol Police informed her that her name appeared on Boelter's list of targets.

A federal warrant has been issued for Vance Boelter following the deadly shooting of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband.

Heavily armed and dressed in tactical armor with a silicone mask hiding his face and a police-style badge, Vance Boelter made a convincing police officer – so much so that a real police officer mistook him for a fellow cop.