Smith said she confronted Lee after his “cruel” posts, in which he included a photo of the suspected gunman and wrote, “this is what happens When Marxists don’t get their way.”

“This is what happens When Marxists don’t get their way,” Mr. Lee wrote on Sunday on his personal X account, a message accompanied by photographs of the suspect released by law enforcement officials.

The lure of quickly politicizing a violent attack with misinformation and speculation has proven more tempting than being circumspect and sensitive about a tragedy.

Boelter had been charged with the Hortmans' murders as well as the shooting of the Hoffmans.

Violence and fear swept through towns in an arc around Minneapolis for more than 40 hours over the weekend as a man seemingly intent on sowing political devastation killed one Minnesota state lawmake...

Authorities say he also shot Sen. John Hoffman, a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette.