57-year-old Vance Boelter, the man accused of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses, allegedly visited the homes of multiple other elected officials the night he killed state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounded state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife in separate shootings.

Authorities did not disclose the identities of who Boelter allegedly sought.

Boelter allegedly drove to their houses after shooting Hoffman and his wife.

BREAKING: The FBI says Vance Boelter visited the homes of multiple other elected officials the night he shot two lawmakers. https://t.co/NbGCkcUmcI

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Per USA TODAY:

Boelter, wearing an orange jumpsuit, appeared in a federal court Monday afternoon in St. Paul, Minnesota, and said he has $20,000-30,000 in savings and can’t afford a lawyer. Magistrate John Docherty ordered public defense for him and granted prosecutor Bradley Endicott’s request that Boelter be detained in federal custody pending a trial. Docherty also set a combined detention and preliminary hearing for June 27.

A federal affidavit released Monday says Boelter, who was impersonating a police officer, “embarked on a planned campaign of stalking and violence, designed to inflict fear, injure and kill members of the Minnesota state legislature and their families.”

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The suspect’s final stop was in Brooklyn Park, where he shot and killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, inside their home, Thompson said.

Boelter was arrested Sunday night in rural Sibley County, about 50 miles away from Minneapolis, after he surrendered to law enforcement in a wooded area near his home. He faces six federal charges, including multiple counts of murder and stalking, opening the possibility of the death penalty if he’s convicted.

Prosecutors detailed an hour-by-hour plot by Minnesota shooter Vance Luther Boelter to kill elected officials, calling it "the stuff of nightmares," as law enforcement revealed dozens more lawmakers were on his hit list. https://t.co/JyWFoIyFRX

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CBS News reports:

After the shooting at the Hoffmans’ home, Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson says Boelter went to a state representative’s home in Maple Grove. However, that lawmaker had been on vacation and was not home at the time.

Boelter then allegedly moved on to the home of a state senator in New Hope. After learning about the shooting of the Hoffmans in Champlin, a New Hope police officer went to the senator’s home to do a wellness check. The officer arrived to find what appeared to be another officer’s squad car, later identified as Boelter’s vehicle, parked outside the home. The officer tried to engage in conversation with Boelter, but he did not respond. By the time more officers arrived, Boelter was gone.

The FBI did not identify either of the two other lawmakers whose homes Boelter allegedly targeted, though state Sen. Ann Rest, DFL-New Hope, said in a statement on Monday that she’s been “made aware” that Boelter’s SUV was parked near her home Saturday morning.

“I am so grateful for the heroic work of the New Hope Police Department and its officers,” Rest said. “Their quick action saved my life.”

After that, Thompson said Boelter then went to the Hortmans’ home in Brooklyn Park. Upon arrival, police officers saw Boelter several feet from the door. He drew his weapon and gunfire erupted before he rushed inside the house, firing at the front door. He then shot and killed the Hortmans.

Federal investigators allege Boelter stalked his targets and planned his attacks carefully, researching the victims and their families as well as conducting surveillance on them “for an extensive period of time.”