Boelter claimed to have a doctorate of education, and said he spent extensive time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa — where he was seen in videos apparently preaching on stage.

Vance Boelter, a former member of the Minnesota Workforce Development Board, is accused of a double shooting that left one lawmaker dead and another severely injured, raising alarming questions about political violence.

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office unsealed the criminal complaint charging Vance Boelter with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree attempted murder.