He remains on the run with a manhunt underway. State Rep. Melissa Hortman, 55 years old, and her husband were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park home. Elsewhere in Champlin, state Sen. John Hoffman, 60, and his wife were also shot at home and are recovering after undergoing surgery. Gov. Tim Walz described the shooting as “an act of targeted political violence.”
On Friday, Boelter gave Carlson four months of rent in advance, or about $900 total. A federal law enforcement official told the Times that Boelter emptied a bank account before the shooting.
The LinkedIn profile also says Boelter is CEO of Red Lion Group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he has delivered sermons as a pastor, according on online videos.
In addition, he and his wife once led a Christian nonprofit called Revoformation Ministries, according to the Times, which cited an archived version of a website that said Boelter previously traveled to the Gaza Strip and West Bank where he “sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn’t the answer.”
His housemate Carlson said Boelter was against abortion and voted for President Donald Trump but generally avoided talking about politics.
He shared with local media text messages he got from Boelter before the shooting that suggested something dire was about to happen.
“I made some choices, and you guys don’t know anything about this, but I’m going to be gone for a while. May be dead shortly, so I just want to let you know I love you guys both and I wish it hadn’t gone this way.”
