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Alleged Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter texted his family, “Dad went to war last night” hours after his deadly shooting spree early Saturday, according to federal prosecutors.
The madman — who killed a state representative and her husband and wounded another pol and his wife at their homes — sent the chilling message to wife and other relatives in a group thread around 6:15 a.m. that day, a criminal complaint said.
A mask wearing Vance Boelter is seen before he allegedly fatally shot a Democratic lawmaker. FBI
e Boelter texted his family, “Dad went to war last night” hours after his deadly shooting spree early Saturday, according to federal prosecutors. via REUTERS“Dad went to war last night … I don’t wanna say more because I don’t wanna implicate anybody,” Boelter, 57, allegedly wrote.
He also sent an apologetic message to his wife around the same time.
“Words are not gonna explain how sorry I am for this situation … there’s gonna be some people coming to the house armed and trigger-happy and I don’t want you guys around,” he wrote, according to the documents.
Boelter is facing federal and state charges in the murder of former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark and in the non-fatal shooting of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.
He appeared in federal court for the first time Monday afternoon and was ordered to be held without bail.
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