Video shows Minnesota lawmaker shooting suspect preaching in Africa years before deadly attack

Video footage has surfaced showing Vance Boelter, the suspected Minnesota lawmaker assassin, delivering a code astatine a seminar successful the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) successful 2022. 

"And erstwhile I get excited, I wanna dance," Boelter shouted portion jumping up and down. "And what Jesus did for me."

"He saved my life!" Boelter exclaimed. "WOOO, I'm excited astir God! And I wanna worship him!" 

Video shows Boelter continuing to leap up and down, shouting and praising God arsenic helium shared his message. 

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Authorities released a surveillance photograph showing a masked fishy wearing police-like tactical cogwheel and carrying a flashlight arsenic officials raced to find Vance Boelter, the suspected gunman successful the shooting of 2 Democratic lawmakers successful Minnesota connected Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Minnesota Department of Public Safety)

"Cause he's (Jesus) coming again, and he's got plans, he's got purposes for each 1 of you and for me."

The August 2022 clip is from a seminar successful which Boelter shared an enthusiastic connection with a congregation astatine the LaBorne Matadi religion successful the Congo.

The seminar was held jointly by the DRC, Minnesota Africans United (MAU) and Global Minnesota.

Global Minnesota shared a connection with Fox News Digital stating that they were "shocked and profoundly saddened astatine the heinous violence," but explained that Boelter is not associated with their organization. 

"In August 2022, Global Minnesota had interaction with Vance Boelter done a virtual sheet discussion. He was referred by a 3rd enactment and participated from abroad," the connection read. "He was ne'er paid, hired, oregon contracted by Global Minnesota and has ne'er served successful immoderate ceremonial oregon informal capableness with the organization. Global Minnesota has had nary transportation oregon interaction with Mr. Boelter since the webinar."

The Global Impact Center besides shared a connection with Fox News Digital and said their ngo is to "engage successful assemblage improvement programs" and acknowledged that Boelter had spoken astatine a past seminar, but told Fox News Digital helium was not affiliated with their organization.

"To fulfill this mission, we collaborate with religion organizations and idiosyncratic volunteers. It is wrong this discourse that Mr. Vance Boelter has, connected occasion, appeared successful immoderate of our meetings and ministry platforms, arsenic seen successful assorted media," the enactment shared successful a statement.

"However, we privation to intelligibly authorities that Mr. Boelter is neither a subordinate of Global Impact Center’s enactment squad nor affiliated with immoderate of our section oregon planetary religion partners," the connection continued. "We privation to clarify that Mr. Boelter has ne'er resided successful the Democratic Republic of Congo for immoderate play of clip equaling oregon exceeding 2 months."

Minnesota lawmaker shooting fishy Vance Boelter gave an emotionally charged grounds arsenic the keynote talker astatine a 2022 seminar successful Congo. There is simply a translator speaking implicit the video. (LaBorne Matadi religion successful the Congo YouTube Channel from Sept. 25. 2021)

The enactment added that they were "deeply saddened by the caller developments and the superior allegations involving Mr. Boelter."

"These allegations tally contrary to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and undermine the integrity of the church’s calling and mission," the connection read. "Our hearts are heavy, and we widen our prayers to each the victims and their families. We besides assistance up Mr. Boelter and his household successful supplication during this profoundly hard time."

The religion besides shared a statement, echoing the Global Impact Center, saying that the enactment "regularly organizes conferences involving American missionaries," but that "not each idiosyncratic members are personally known to the church." 

"It was wrong this collaborative discourse that Mr. Vance Luther Boelter was received solely arsenic a subordinate successful a missionary squad moving alongside Global Impact Center," the connection read.

"We privation to authorities intelligibly and unequivocally that Mr. Vance Boelter has ne'er resided successful Matadi, nor has helium ever served arsenic a missionary pastor, oregon authoritative typical of the Centre Évangélique Francophone La Borne Matadi, contrary to definite claims being circulated," 

Minnesota Africans United besides released a connection confirming that they ne'er hired Boelter to correspond their organization.

"In effect to the inquiries we person received, we privation to clarify that astir 3 years ago, successful August 2022, Mr. Vance Boelter participated successful a virtual league webinar. His engagement was facilitated by a third-party," the connection read.

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Minnesota fishy Vance Luther Boelter visited legislators' homes portion disguised arsenic instrumentality enforcement, with 1 imaginable unfortunate saved by being connected vacation. (Ramsey County Sheriff's Office; Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

"Mr. Boelter was ne'er hired, paid, oregon contracted by Minnesota Africans United. He has ne'er served successful immoderate authoritative (or unofficial) capableness arsenic a typical of our organization. We person had nary interaction with him since that one-time appearance," the connection continued. 

Boelter is besides reportedly the CEO of Red Lion Group, based successful the DRC, according to his LinkedIn page. 

The 57-year-old was captured successful Sibley County, Minnesota, aft a two-day manhunt. He is charged successful the June 14 shooting deaths of erstwhile Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, astatine their Brooklyn Park location successful Minneapolis. He besides allegedly changeable authorities Sen. John Hoffman, besides a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, successful their adjacent Champlin location successful a related attack.

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A mugshot of Minnesota lawmaker shooting fishy Vance Boelter successful custody astatine Hennepin County Jail. (Hennepin County Jail)

Authorities person said the fishy targeted lawmakers successful a planned attack, showing up astatine their homes wearing a police-like azygous and a mask.

"Boelter exploited the spot our uniforms are meant to represent," Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson said during a quality conference. "That betrayal is profoundly disturbing to those of america who deterioration the badge with grant and responsibility. We privation to convey assemblage members crossed the authorities for their support, for their tips and their information."

MAU added that they were "devastated" to larn the quality of the "tragic incident." 

"We are devastated by the tragic and senseless enactment of unit that claimed the beingness of erstwhile Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, and her hubby and near State Senator John Hoffman and his spouse critically injured," the connection read. "Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences spell retired to the families affected by this unimaginable loss. We are keeping Senator Hoffman and his woman successful our prayers and privation them a afloat and swift recovery."

Boelter was charged successful Hennepin County with 4 felony counts of second-degree murder with intent (not premeditated).

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The ailment charges Boelter with 2 counts of second-degree execution for the deaths of Victims 1 and 2 — identified arsenic Melissa and Mark Hortman — and 2 counts of attempted second-degree execution for the shootings of Victims 3 and 4 — identified arsenic John and Yvette Hoffman. All charges are felonies, and each carries a maximum condemnation of 40 years successful prison, with a mandatory minimum of 3 years owed to the usage of a firearm.

Fox News' Audrey Conklin, Peter D'Abrosca and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.

Stepheny Price is simply a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, nationalist transgression cases, amerciable immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas tin beryllium sent to stepheny.price@fox.com