MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The wife of the man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses in June has filed for divorce.

Jenny Boelter files for divorce

What we know:

According to Sibley County Court records, Jenny Lynne Boelter filed for divorce from Vance Boelter on Sept. 3. Boelter is facing state and federal charges in the June 14 murder of Melissa Hortman, her husband, Mark, and the shootings of John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette.

Court documents state Vance Boelter targeted other lawmakers before he was captured in a field near his Green Isle home.

In federal charges, chilling details emerged in what followed after the shootings when Boelter allegedly sent text messages to his family and wife.

According to the charges, Boelter’s wife and other family received

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