THE best friend and roommate of the suspected Minnesota assassin revealed the final chilling text he received from the alleged killer.
Suspected gunman Vance Boelter is believed to have killed Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband at their home while disguised as a police officer wearing a latex mask.
The killer, who is still on the loose, also seriously injured Senator John Hoffman and his wife at their residence in Champlin just hours before, early on Saturday.
The alleged shooter’s friend, David Carlson, has now detailed his childhood pal’s final goodbye message, according to KARE.
Reading his text messages with Boelter, Carlson said: “David and Ron, I love you guys.
“I made some choices, and you guys don’t know anything about this, but I’m going to be gone for a while.
“May be dead shortly, so I just want to let you know I love you guys both and I wish it hadn’t gone this way.”
The suspected political assassin’s friend read the eerie messages to TV cameras in front of his home in North Minneapolis.
He continued to read the texts: “I don’t want to say anything more and implicate you in any way because you guys don’t know anything about this.
“But I love you guys and I’m sorry for all the trouble this has caused.”
Fearing his friend may have done something to harm himself, Carlson immediately called the cops.
The texts were sent at around 6am – after Boelter is believed to have commited the murders.
The 59-year-old, who met Boelter, 57, all the way back in fourth grade, was shocked at the prospect that his friend could have carried out the ruthless killings.
“He wasn’t a hateful person,” Carlson said.
He added: “But he needed help.”
The haunting texts were revealed after the accused killer’s wife was detained following a dramatic traffic stop – before cops said they found weapons and passports in her car.
Jenny Boelter was stopped by police while driving with several relatives near Onamia, Minnesota, on Saturday at around 10am, according to KTSP.
In the car she also had cash and ammunition, local cops said, adding that the wife was also held for questioning but not arrested.
It is currently unclear whether the Boetlers lived together – since Vance is understood to have lived at a residence in Camden, Minnesota.
The couple are understood to have joint-ran Praetorian Guard Security Services, a Minnesota-based security company.
Their website says: “Here to set up security options and provide security services right to your doorstep and property to keep what you own safe and secure.”
The site also says that Boelter had experience working with “security situations” across Eastern Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East.
Online biographies also showed he was the CEO of Red Lion Group – which is based in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Additionally, he is said to have worked with Minnesota Africans United – a local organization working with African immigrants in the state.
2022 footage showed Boelter speaking about Red Lion Group’s ventures in the DRC, claiming to have business ventures there in fishing, farming, media, security, and motorcycle-taxis.
Last month, his online profiles said he was open to work.
Boelter’s longtime pal Carlson seemingly confirmed his search for work, and added that his friend was experiencing financial trouble, according to CNN.
Carlson said: “He was looking around, but maybe things didn’t work out and he just gave up and decided to go out in a blaze of glory.
“I have no idea what he was thinking.”
Boelter was twice appointed to Minnesota government by different Democratic governors.
In 2016, then Governor Mark Dayton appointed Boelter to the Workforce Development Council.
Later in 2019, current Governor Tim Walz enlisted him to serve a four-year stint on the Workforce Development Board, according to documents.
Despite his work under Walz, roommate and friend Carlson revealed that Boelter had voted for Donald Trump at the last election.
The security services worker also last registered to vote in 2022 as a Republican, according to the New York Post.
Carlson added that he wasn’t aware of what Boelter’s political leanings on state politics were, however.
He also shared that Boelter was also strongly anti-abortion – but not in a way that could have motivated him to kill.
“It wasn’t the thing that defined him,” Carlson said.
“I mean, it wasn’t his total existence. He would talk about other things.”
Boelter lived at Carlson’s home in North Minneapolis just a few days a week, according to the roommate.
He explained how Boelter was not at the residence at the time officers executed a search warrant on Saturday.
Cops were called to Senator Hoffman’s home at 2:08am on Saturday and responded to Rep. Hortman’s home at 3:35am — where they exchanged gunfire with the suspect.
The shooter was seen on home security footage released by the FBI outside one of the victim’s homes, wearing a fake police uniform and an eerie latex mask.
As cops launched an extensive manhunt for the killer who is still at large, they named 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter as a suspect in the shootings.
He should be considered armed and dangerous and the public should not approach him, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has warned.
A $50,000 reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction has been announced by the FBI.
A motive has not been released by cops, but the shootings come as millions take to the streets as part of the anti-Trump No Kings movement.
They came during and in the lead up to the President’s huge military parade in Washington DC.
Minnesota State Patrol Col. Christina Bogojevic said: “We don’t have any direct links, however there were some fliers that said ‘No Kings’ within the suspect’s vehicle.
“And as we know, the events planned throughout the state of Minnesota is a No Kings event.”
Boelter was last seen in the Twin Cities area wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a dark long-sleeved shirt and light pants.
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