June 16, 2025. At a news conference today, acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota,

Joseph H. Thompson, who was appointed by President Donald Trump just two weeks ago, said that

Minnesota suspect Vance Bolter went to the

homes of two more politicians than the two he eventually shot along with their spouses.

One was on vacation with her family, and at another home, a police officer apparently scared him off.

Thompson said Bolter had voluminous writings that showed he had been

planning the attacks for quite some time. But Thompson added, I have not seen anything involving

some sort of political screed or manifesto that would clearly identify what motivated him. Obviously, his primary motive was to go out and murder

people. They were all elected officials. They were all Democrats. Beyond that, I think it's just

way too speculative for anyone that's reviewed these materials to know and to say what was

motivating him in terms of ideology or specific issues.

Zoe Sotili of CNN reported that Bolter is facing federal charges of two counts of stalking,

two counts of murder, and two counts of firearms offenses.

He is facing state charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder,

and attempted murder. Maga loyalists have continued to radicalize in the wake of the shootings,

spreading disinformation that blamed the violence on Democrats or joking about the event.

Walker Ornstein of the Minnesota Star Tribune

debunked the information spread by MAGA loyalists,

noting that Bolter was not close to Waltz,

who simply okayed his reappointment to a bipartisan board

that then Governor Mark Dayton had put him on in 2016.

According to his roommate, Bolter was a strong supporter of Trump.

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