House Democrat says his name was included in Minnesota shooting suspect's notes
Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) said Monday that his name was one of at least 45 listed in evidence linked to the man accused of shooting two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers over the weekend.
Landsman said he was informed by Capitol Police on Sunday morning, when the suspect, Vance Boelter, was still at large. Landsman said he worked with the Cincinnati Police Department to arrange additional security for himself and his family.
Boelter was arrested on Sunday night after a two-day manhunt. He appeared in federal court earlier today on charges of stalking, murder and shooting. He is accused of killing state Rep. Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband, Mark Hortman, as well as shooting state Sen. John Hoffman (D) and his wife Yvette Hoffman.
Authorities said that Boelter planned his attacks carefully, conducting surveillance on his victims' homes and buying police-like equipment days in advance. Notebooks recovered from his home and car included the names of at least 45 state and federal officials, most of them Democrats.
Landsman is one of at least a half-dozen Democratic members of Congress on Boelter's alleged list, which included Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.), Angie Craig (D-Minn.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Radisha Tlaib (D-Mich.), and Kelly Morrison (D-Minn.), local news reported.
Scholten postponed a town hall in response to the news out of an 'abundance of caution.'
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison were also listed.
Officials said on Monday that Boelter had visited the homes of two other Minnesota state lawmakers the night that he killed the Hortmans and shot the Hoffmans. They declined to release the names of the other two representatives.
'I'm extremely thankful to the Cincinnati Police Department for their quick assistance and to Capitol Police for their guidance,' Landsman said in a statement.
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