The suspect accused of fatally shooting a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in a gun rampage last week was a doomsday "prepper", according to the FBI. The wife of the accused, Vance Boelter, told investigators the family was among a small group of Americans who "prepare for major or catastrophic incidents", said a court document.

Recently unsealed court documents shed more light on the mindset and actions of the man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.

The man accused of assassinating Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband had given his wife instructions for a “bailout plan” in the event the family ever needed to flee suddenly, according to an FBI