Might end up dead: Minnesota shooter's text before killing lawmaker, wife
The suspect in the Minnesota shooting in the US, Vance Boelter, 57 -- which left a lawmaker and her husband dead, and another lawmaker and his wife injured on Saturday -- had texted his roommates that he would be gone for a long time and might end up dead, adding that he had "made some bad choices.""David and Ron, I love you guys. I've made some choices and you guys don't know anything about this, but I'm going to be gone for a while. I may be dead shortly. So I just want to let you know that I love you guys both. And wish it hand's gone this way. I don't want to say anything more, and implicate you in any way because you guys don't know anything about this, but I love you guys and I'm sorry for all the trouble this has caused," he was quoted by Fox 9 as telling his roommates in the hours leading up to the shooting.advertisementBoelter, who has worked in security operations for most of his life, had been impersonating a police officer while carrying out the crime. According to reports, he was in a vehicle with sirens and had a manifesto with the names of several lawmakers, including the ones he shot, as targets.
The FBI has released photos of Boelter wearing a rubber mask in a police-like uniform and offered a reward of up to USD 50,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction.While a massive operation led by the FBI to arrest Boelter is underway, the motive behind the attacks remains unclear.On early Saturday, former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park home by a man posing as a police officer. Just hours later, State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in a similar attack at their Champlin residence. Authorities say both lawmakers were named in writings found in a fake police SUV used by the suspect.advertisementInputs from Reuters
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