Suspect in Minnesota killings accused of being ‘prepper’ preparing ‘for war’
by Nina Lakhani from on (#6Y4SZ)
Vance Boelter texted family that they needed to flee their house before people with guns' showed up, filings allege
The man charged in connection with the recent shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses was a doomsday prepper" who instructed his family to prepare for war" as he tried to evade capture, according to new court filings.
Vance Boelter, 57, faces multiple federal and state murder charges after allegedly shooting dead the Democratic Minnesota state house speaker emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in the early hours of 14 June. Boelter is also accused of shooting and seriously wounding the Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, about 90 minutes earlier.
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