What motivated the Minnesota lawmaker shooting suspect is unclear, so are his politics

Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., condemned the assassination of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband as politically motivated, but questions remain about the suspect's political preferences. 

The Minnesota governor immediately denounced what he said "appears to be a politically motivated assassination," following the attacks Saturday morning.

Vance Luther Boelter, 57, is accused of killing Hortman and her husband, Mark, and shooting state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, in separate incidents early Saturday morning. 

Lawmakers from Minnesota and across the United States have since joined Walz in condemning the violent attacks. Politicians and authorities have been clear that Saturday's attack was politically motivated, but they have been less clear about the suspe...