Overview

• Boelter appeared in Hennepin County court Monday facing state charges of two counts of second-degree murder and two of attempted murder and is scheduled for a federal hearing on related charges that could carry the death penalty.
• Investigators say he disguised himself as a police officer by wearing a uniform and mask and driving an SUV equipped with police-style lights before carrying out the shootings.
• Notebooks in his vehicle contained lists of more than 45 Democratic lawmakers and advocates along with surveillance notes and addresses gathered from people-finding websites.
• The largest manhunt in Minnesota history mobilized over 20 SWAT teams, surveillance aircraft and hundreds of officers before Boelter surrendered in a Sibley County field without incident.
• Governor Tim Walz and U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson called the crimes a politically motivated attack and said the investigation will explore Boelter’s motives and the full scope of his planning.