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.

We are aware of the connections … certainly an individual will have some familiarity if that’s the line of work they are in … we will be exploring that.”

Vance Boelter, a former member of the Minnesota Workforce Development Board, is accused of a double shooting that left one lawmaker dead and another severely injured, raising alarming questions about political violence.

In the ongoing manhunt for Vance Luther Boelter, the FBI has shared a new image of him at a Minnesota shooting victim's door.

Authorities are investigating reports of "targeted shootings" in suburban Minneapolis in what Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said was an "ongoing situation." The shootings were in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, two neighboring cities about 10 miles from downtown Minneapolis, Walz said Saturday morning.

Authorities shared a photo of Vance Boelter in a cowboy hat that was taken from a business security camera Saturday in Minneapolis.