Questions and misinformation have spread on social media and other platforms about the political views of the man suspected of assassinating Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman, and any connections that alleged gunman had to Gov.

Vance Luther Boelter, the suspect in Minnesota shooting, was previously appointed to the Governor's Workforce Development Council by Tim Walz.

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.