Experts say that the suspect in the shootings of Democratic Minnesota lawmakers this weekend showed clear ties to forms of so-called charismatic Christianity that views abortion as a sacrifice to demons and seeks the end of secular democracy.

Vance Luther Boelter is accused of killing Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and injuring two others.

Vance Luther Boelter is accused of murdering a Democratic politician and targeting other people who advocated for abortion