Minnesota, Vance Luther Boelter
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Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill were at each other‘s throats. By Saturday, they were joining to decry political violence and seek more security. The middle-of-the-night killing in Minnesota of a top Democratic state lawmaker and the shooting of a colleague—allegedly by a suspect posing as a police officer who had a list of other elected officials—jolted Capitol Hill,
Organizers for the "No Kings" protests set for Saturday in Minnesota, with the biggest gathering set outside the State Capitol in St. Paul, have canceled all events following the targeted political shootings of state Rep.
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Statewide protests against the Trump administration proceeded as planned Saturday, despite a State Patrol advisory to the public not to attend the rallies “out of an abundance of caution” following the shootings of two Democratic state lawmakers.
According to the website for his company Praetorian Guard Security Services, Boelter is listed as director of security patrols.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNTexas DPS warns state lawmakers of “credible threats” after two Minnesota legislators shotA law enforcement alert said the threat was toward Texas legislators planning to attend a protest against Donald Trump. The Texas Capitol has been evacuated.
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Local elected officials on Saturday condemned the shootings in Minnesota that left a state legislator dead and another wounded.