The suspect charged with shooting two politicians and their spouses claimed in a letter to the FBI that Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) asked him to assassinate Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).
In a one-page-and-a-half letter described as rambling and difficult to read, Vance Boelter claimed he had been secretly trained by the U.S. Military and was asked to perform the killing so that Walz could run for Klobuchar’s Senate seat, according to two sources familiar with the matter speaking with the Minnesota Star Tribune.
When asked about the letter, Hennepin County Attorney spokesman Daniel Borgertpoepping told the outlet that the office cannot comment on an open investigation, but “due to the seriousness of the allegations it contains, we will state only that we have seen no evidence that the allegations regarding Governor Walz are based in fact.”
Other sources familiar with the matter told Alpha News that the handwritten note was addressed to FBI Director Kash Patel.
Walz spokesman Teddy Tschann told the Minnesota Star Tribune that “this tragedy continues to be deeply disturbing for all Minnesotans” when asked about the letter.
“Governor Walz is grateful to law enforcement who apprehended the shooter, and he’s grateful to the prosecutors who will ensure justice is swiftly served,” he said.
Klobuchar gave a similar statement.
“Boelter is a very dangerous man and I am deeply grateful that law enforcement got him behind bars before he killed other people,” she said.
In the early hours of Saturday, Boelter is accused of shooting Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman (D) nine times and his wife Yvette eight times after showing up at their door dressed as a police officer and wearing a realistic silicone mask. He is charged with assassinating state Rep. Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband Mark just prior.
The Hoffmans are both in critical condition in the hospital, but are recovering.
Boelter was caught after a two-day manhunt, the largest in Minnesota history. He’s facing state charges of two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder, along with federal stalking and firearms charges. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said her office will seek to add first-degree murder charges.
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Charlie Kalech, CEO of the web design firm J-Town, who was commissioned by Boelter years back, told ABC News that Boelter voiced eclectic views and was obsessed with a series of outlandish projects, including solving hunger in the U.S. through Good Samaritan laws and creating a Hollywood-like studio in the Democratic Republic of the Congo called “CONGOWOOD.”
Notably, he proposed establishing a “tracking mechanism” where citizens could “see listed every singe [sic] elected official and where they stand on the Law (Food Providers Good Samaritan Law),” referring to his scheme to solve hunger in the U.S. through Good Samaritan laws aimed at food waste.