(The Center Square) – The accused Minnesota shooter bought a Buick sedan and electric bike from an individual he met at a bus stop as he worked to escape authorities before being cornered and arrested near his home in Green Isle, Minnesota, according to a 20-page affidavit filed regarding 57-year-old Vance Boelter.

Boelter has been charged with stalking and killing Minnesota House Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman and her husband along with the shooting of state Sen. John Hoffman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, and his wife. The Hoffmans are expected to make a full recover.

The affidavit shed light on the activities that led to and included the shooting of four people – two who were killed – early Saturday in what has been described by authorities as an assassination of elected officials.

Boelter allegedly texted his family members including his wife and children at 6:18 a.m. on Saturday, writing “Dad went to war last night … I don’t wanna say more because I don’t wanna implicate anybody.”

He also allegedly then texted his wife, writing “words are not gonna explain how sorry I am for this situation … there’s gonna be some people coming to the house armed and trigger-happy and I don’t want you guys around.”

The affidavit detailed that two handguns, $10,000 and passports for Boelter’s wife and children were found in the car with them.

Boelter’s SUV included a fake plate with the letters “POLICE” on the back from items he purchased at Fleet Farm. It also included a Garmin GPS device with the addresses of the politicians whose homes he went to along with the addresses of at least two other state officials.

It also included an address to a home he shared with a roommate, which authorities then searched and found notebooks with the names and addresses of Minnesota politicians.

Another notebook included the websites of three companies that sold silicone masks like the one he was allegedly wearing when he showed up at the homes of the individuals he is accused of shooting.

A receipt showed that Boelter allegedly bought a flashlight, tactical rifle case, ammunition and the materials used to make the license plate.

The affidavit also detailed what security cameras saw at the homes where he is accused of the shootings.

Many of the items described were found outside of the Hortmans’ home after Boelter allegedly fled to elude police.

(The Center Square) – Citing democracy and civil rights differences, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson said President Donald Trump will not be invited to Charlotte for his organization’s national convention July 12-16.

“Right now, it’s clear – Donald Trump is attacking our democracy and our civil rights,” Johnson said. “He believes more in the fascist playbook than in the U.S. Constitution. This playbook is radical and un-American. The president has signed unconstitutional executive orders to oppress voters and undo federal civil rights protections; he has illegally turned the military on our communities; and he continually undermines every pillar of our democracy to make himself more powerful and to personally benefit from the U.S. government.”

Trump, second-term Republican, would be the first sitting president in 116 years to not receive an invitation, should it hold. The nation’s 47th commander in chief has worked from a campaign slogan of making America “great again,” implementing a series of orders that reverse several Biden-era policies, the majority of which Congress is yet to codify.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has backed several litigations against the presidential administration, and the Republican majority General Assembly of North Carolina, often alongside with Democrats or their advocating entities. Trump has won North Carolina three times in presidential races, and in November swept the electoral college votes of seven swing states 93-0 against Democrat Kamala Harris.

Trump, in comparison to 2020 against Joe Biden, doubled his share of Black voters against Harris, and in the under age 45 category of Black men, he also doubled his share. Harris’ father is from Jamaica, her mother from India.

The NAACP convention arrives in a state once blue as they come and now with a voting bloc split in thirds.

On Jan. 1, 2004, the state’s more than 5 million voters were split 47.6% Democrats, 34.4% Republicans and 17.7% unaffiliated. That was five years after the state’s 10 executive offices – the Council of State – was occupied by 10 Democrats.

Today, the more than 7.5 million voters are 37.8% unaffiliated, 30.7% Democrats and 30.4% Republicans. And the Council of State has been a Republican majority before falling back in November to a 5-5 split.

The NAACP, a 501(c)(4) rated 1 of 4 stars by Charity Navigator, says it “advocates, agitates and litigates for the civil rights due to Black America.”

A trip by Trump would have been his third since the Jan. 20 inauguration. His first venture from the White House was four days later to see the devastation in the western part of the state caused by Hurricane Helene. His second was a week ago to visit Fort Bragg as the Army celebrated 250 years.

(The Center Square) – Police found three AK-47 style rifles, a 9 mm handgun and a list of names of public officials in the Ford SUV of murder suspect Vance Boelter, according to a warrant request that was under seal until Boelter was arrested late Sunday.

Police also say they found a ballistic vest, disassembled 9mm firearm, a mask and a gold police-style badge, according to the warrant.

That warrant was released after Boelter was detained in the woods near Green Isle, Minnesota, following what Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called a “complex and dangerous manhunt.”

Boelter is accused of dressing as a police officer and shooting and killing House Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman and her husband.

Boelter is accused of first going to the nearby home of State Sen. John Hoffman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, and shooting both him and his wife.

The Hoffman’s daughter, Hope, had called 911 and reported the shooting.

Brooklyn Park Police then sent officers to the Hortmans’ home, where they saw the suspect, with the same Ford SUV, shoot Hortmans’ husband.

After exchanging fire with police, Boelter escaped the area and the manhunt began.

“Boelter exploited the trust our uniforms are meant to represent,” Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson said in a Sunday night press conference.