Alleged Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter texted family, 'Dad went to war last night,' hours after killing spree - prosecutors | 16 June 2025 | Alleged Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter texted his family, "Dad went to war last night" hours after his deadly shooting spree early Saturday, according to federal prosecutors. The madman -- who killed a state representative and her husband and wounded another pol and his wife at their homes -- sent the chilling message to wife and other relatives in a group thread around 6:15 a.m. that day, a criminal complaint said. "Dad went to war last night...I don't wanna say more because I don't wanna implicate anybody," Boelter, 57, allegedly wrote. He also sent an apologetic message to his wife around the same time. Boelter was finally captured about a mile from his family home, authorities said. He appeared in federal court for the first time Monday afternoon and was ordered to be held without bail.