Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter' pals revealed his text indicating he would soon be gone, expressing love and remorse for the trouble he caused.

Suspected assassin Vance Boelter fronted a security firm his best friend said never existed and experienced “struggles” after returning from a three-year trip to Africa months before he allegedly turned his gun on a pair of Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.

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.

A massive law enforcement operation is ongoing as authorities search for Vance Boelter, the 57-year-old man suspected of the politically-motivated killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband,

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.

The suspect, Vance Boelter, was appointed more than once to the Workforce Development Board, where he served with State Senator John A. Hoffman, who was shot on Saturday.