Alleged Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter’s lifelong friend David Carlson has made several revelations about the suspect.

Heavily armed and dressed in tactical armor with a silicone mask hiding his face and a police-style badge, Vance Boelter made a convincing police officer – so much so that a real police officer mistook him for a fellow cop.

Democratic state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot in the early hours of Saturday, the same day a state senator and his wife were also wounded

David Carlson, a friend of Vance Boelter, spoke with FOX 9 about the Minnesota lawmaker shooting suspect. Boelter texted them Saturday morning, "David and Ron, I love you guys. I’ve made some choices and you guys don’t know anything about this,

Boelter claimed to have a doctorate of education, and said he spent extensive time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa — where he was seen in videos apparently preaching on stage.

Roommate claims suspected Minnesota shooter was ‘down’ and security business ‘wasn’t a reality’ - Suspected shooter was trying to work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

David Carlson has known Vance Boelter for more than 40 years and was roommates with him at a north Minneapolis home that Boelter was at part-time. Carlson was shocked by Saturday's news that Boelter is the suspect in the shooting of two state lawmakers and their spouses.

Authorities asked for the public’s help in finding Vance Boelter, 57, and South Dakota officials are seeking a ‘person of interest’ who may be traveling with him.