Boelter claimed to have a doctorate of education, and said he spent extensive time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa — where he was seen in videos apparently preaching on stage.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension reports that Boelter was last seen on Saturday morning in Minneapolis, after the shootings, wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a dark long-sleeve shirt, and light pants while carrying a dark cross-body bag.

Minnesota BCA says the search for Vance Boelter has taken them to Sibley County, just southwest of the Twin Cities. This morning they found a vehicle and a cowboy hat that they believe is tied to Boelter.

Suspected assassin Vance Boelter fronted a security firm his best friend said never existed and experienced “struggles” after returning from a three-year trip to Africa months before he allegedly turned his gun on a pair of Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.

Vance Boelter manhunt: Emergency alert in Sibley County after vehicle found originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Items possibly belonging to suspected assassin Vance Boelter have been found abandoned in southern Minnesota, sparking an emergency alert for local residents.

Vance Boelter, is wanted in connection with a political shooting that killed Rep. Hortman and injured Sen. Hoffman.

The wife of Vance Boelter, the man wanted in connection with the shootings that targeted two state legislators and their spouses at their Twin Cities homes Saturday, was detained along with three relatives by law enforcement more than 100 miles from her home late that morning,