The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a “bad place” where most churches didn’t oppose abortion.

A suspect has been caught in the wake of the Minnesota lawmaker shootings involving the deaths of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark and the injury of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.

Suspect Vance Boelter, accused of killing a former Minnesota House Speaker and injuring a state senator, has been arrested amid fears of politically motivated violence.