Michigan lawmakers on alleged Minnesota shooter's hit list

Dingell hosts town hall, addresses political violence in Minnesota, after name found on 'hit list'
Democrat US Rep. Debbie Dingell was at Dexter High School Monday and spoke of the Vance Boelter political violence.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - The man now charged with shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses in their own homes had targeted dozens of democratic officials, according to Vance Boelter's "hit list". FOX 2 has learned two of the people on the alleged lists were Michigan lawmakers.
Federal prosecutors confirmed the suspected shooter had 45 Democrats listed, including dozens in Minnesota, members of Planned Parenthood, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, and several healthcare centers across the Midwest.
FOX 2 has learned from sources that several Michigan lawmakers were on the list as well.
Representative Debbie Dingell confirmed to FOX 2 that her name is on that list. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten, who represents Michigan's 3rd district on the west side of the state, has canceled her events and confirmed she was also on the alleged shooter's list. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Haley Stevens, representative of the 11th district, have also been confirmed to be on the list.
Dingell held a town hall at Dexter High School where she spoke about being on the list, defiant in her opposition to political violence.
"It's been a real hard weekend. I am very concerned and we all are, at how we are normalizing violence, hostile political rhetoric, anger and hatred every day," she said. "It is quite frankly, unacceptable. We cannot tolerate it and all of us have a responsibility.
"I want to take a moment so did everyone here, to (remember) the former speaker of the House in Minnesota who died on Saturday and we'd like to have a moment of silence for her and her husband and quite frankly, all the victims."
Dingell said some urged her to cancel the event, but after speaking to the other officials planning to attend, remained steadfast in attending.
"I want to say something, I want to be honest, not that I'm ever not," she quipped. "Some people wanted me to cancel tonight. I was not going to cancel tonight. I discussed it, I was not planning on telling you all that I had been notified yesterday that I was on the list. You know nothing stays a secret in this country.
"It's very important to me that we continue and carry on. We cannot let terrorists terrorize us."
Dingell said that ensuring the safety of everyone at the town hall was made a priority and thanked the local law enforcement for their support.
"I had a call this morning and everyone here agreed that they will do it and the sheriff and her team have made sure that everybody was safe and that there was not an incident today," she said. "And we have to, in these times, ensure that our voices are not silenced. That we do not become afraid.
"Our democracy depends on our involvement, our engagement, and us being ‘We the People’ and making our voices heard."
FOX 2 will not be publishing any other names without permission to protect their safety.
According to federal prosecutors, Boelter visited at least four homes of state lawmakers on Saturday before the shootings. Prosecutors said Boelter ultimately targeted Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman, along with their spouses. Hortman and her husband were both killed. Hoffman and his wife were both injured and are being treated at a hospital.
Suspect's manifesto found
What they're saying:
The head of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension clarified Sunday that Boelter's notebook contained a list of lawmakers but not ideological writings.
"I want to clarify for everybody, this is not a document…that would be like a traditional manifesto that’s like a treatise on all kinds of ideologies and writings," Drew Evans said at a press conference prior to Boelter's arrest.
Evans said the notebook did include "other thoughts" and documents.
The BCA revealed over the weekend that law enforcement had recovered the notebook and that it contained the list of lawmakers, including pro-choice supporters, and "No Kings" papers.
"I don’t want the public to have the impression that there’s this long manifesto that’s providing all of this other information and details and then is associated with names," Evans said.
The list included politicians who support abortion rights and healthcare centers that provide related services.
What's next:
Evans said the notebook will be part of a "deeper dive" to understand the motivation of this individual. The Hennepin County Attorney and the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota held separate news conferences Monday morning announcing numerous state and federal charges against Boelter.
"This was a political assassination, which is not a word we use very often in the United States, let alone here in Minnesota," said Joseph Thompson, who was appointed the acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota by President Donald Trump last month. "It's a chilling attack on our democracy, on our way of life."
The Source: Information from FOX 9 Minneapolis and FOX 2 sources was used in this report.