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Minnesota lawmaker shooting suspect had cache of weapons, hit list in vehicle, court documents show

Police in Minnesota recovered a cache of weapons and a hit list from inside the vehicle of accused lawmaker shooter Vance Boelter, according to a criminal complaint.

VanceBoelter,thesuspectchargedwithkillingaMinnesotastatelawmakerandherhusbandandwoundingasecondlawmakerandhiswife,hadanarsenalofweaponsandahitlistinhisvehicle,accordingtocourtdocuments. Boelter,57, allegedlyposedasapoliceofficeranddroveaFordSUV,registeredinhisname,equippedwithpolicelightstocarryouttheshootingsofMinnesotaHouseSpeakerMelissaHortman andherhusband,Mark,earlySaturdaymorningattheirBrooklynParkhomeinMinneapolisafterallegedlyshootingStateSen.JohnHoffman,alsoaDemocrat,andhiswife,Yvette,intheirnearbyChamplinhomeinarelatedattack.  BoelterleftthefakepolicevehicleatthecrimesceneinBrooklynParkafterexchanginggunfirewithpoliceandescaping,acriminalcomplaintissuedbytheHennepinCountyDistrictCourtsaid. Insidethevehicle,policerecoveredadisturbingcacheofweapons,includingatleastthreeAK-47assaultriflesanda 9mmhandgun,alongwithamanifestothatliste