Just before noon on Monday, the New York Times updated its report detailing “what we know” about Vance Boelter, the alleged suspect in the shooting death of a Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota and her husband, as well as the attempted murders of another local lawmaker and his wife. As of that writing, “the exact motive for the attack is not yet clear.”
There are, however, plenty of inferences that can be drawn from the suspect’s targets. He targeted Democratic lawmakers. He had in his possession a target list featuring the names of many other prominent Minnesota Democrats. “The shooter’s list of potential targets also included the names of abortion providers and pro-choice activists,” ABC News reported. A roommate described as a “close friend” by the Times indicated that the suspect “voted for Donald J. Trump last year and was particularly passionate about opposing abortion.”
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