A lifelong friend of the alleged Minnesota gunman says Vance Boelter had been struggling to find work and was wrestling with a “darkness that was inside of him” at the time of the shootings.

He has been charged with the murder of Melissa and Mark Hortman, and in the shooting of John and Yvette Hoffman, and the attempted shooting of their daughter.

Periods of religious zealotry and an unsettled professional career were intertwined for years before he was accused of murder.

Accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter breaks silence after political shootings: ‘It didn’t involve... Trump stuff’ - The 57-year-old has been charged with the murder of Democratic State House ...

A grand jury indicted the man accused of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses on six federal charges Tuesday, moving the case forward as prosecutors signal the death penalty is on ...

The Associated Press identified Vance Luther Boelter, 57, as the suspect. He was appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton in 2016 and then by Gov. Walz in 2019 to the nonpartisan workforce development board.

Boelter faces six federal charges in a political assassination that left Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, dead, ...

The suspected assassin accused of gunning down a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband has been indicted on murder charges ...

Accused political assassin Vance Boelter is reportedly planning to plead not guilty to federal charges in the murder of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and the attempted murder ...

A Minnesota state senator who was shot nine times during an attack in June has been moved to a rehabilitation facility.

A grand jury indicted the man accused of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses on six federal charges ...

WATCH: Full press conference from Tuesday, July 15 below. The indictment lists murder, stalking and firearms charges against Vance Boelter.