Dakota County confirmed on Monday that Vance Boelter joined the Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board in 2013 – and was named chair of the board in 2021.

An alleged letter from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to Vance Luther Boelter surfaced online after Boelter was named by journalists and the New York Post as the suspect in Saturday’s shootings of former lawmakers John Hoffman,

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.

Hours after the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, prominent conservative influencers spun unsubstantiated theories that the suspect was a left-wing extremist who targeted the Democratic-aligned leaders for voting against party lines, and did so with the blessing of the state’s top Democrat, Gov. Tim Walz.

Democratic State House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, were shot and killed on Saturday, allegedly by a man appointed by Walz.

Thousands of "No Kings" protests were scheduled nationwide as a symbol of resistance against President Donald Trump and the 250th anniversary parade of the U.S. Army.