Minnesota may not have the death penalty, but that doesn’t mean Vance Boelter is safe from it if he's convicted in federal court.

Heavily armed and dressed in tactical armor with a silicone mask hiding his face and a police-style badge, Vance Boelter made a convincing police officer – so much so that a real police officer mistook him for a fellow cop.

He wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife but didn’t come into contact with the two other DFL legislators, investigators say.

Alleged Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter texted his family, “Dad went to war last night” hours after his deadly shooting spree early Saturday, according to federal prosecutors.

Minnesota authorities have charged Vance Boelter with with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder.

Prosecutors say Vance Boelter was wearing a "hyperrealistic silicone mask" to disguise his identity when he approached.