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'Dad Went to War Last Night': Suspected Minnesota Assassin's Haunting Texts to Family After Deadly Rampage Revealed

(Left) Vance Boelter at the home of one of the lawmakers during the shootings. (Right) Boelter later in the day following the shootings.

The man police believe shot two Minnesota lawmakers texted his family that he had gone to "war" in the hours after the shooting, according to court documents.

Vance Boelter, 57, faces murder charges related to the shooting deaths of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. Authorities also believe that Boelter shot and injured State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, hours earlier Saturday morning.

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