Accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter's alleged plan to kill more politicians on his target list was foiled by a police sergeant's proactive hunch.

A viral post from a right-leaning social media user falsely identified a Houston man, notably the husband of a Democratic leader, as the suspect in a politically motivated shooting that left two Minnesota lawmakers dead and two others wounded.

Officials say Vance Luther Boelter 'stalked his victims like prey.' He faces multiple state and federal charges.

Vance Boelter, the man suspected of fatally shooting a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband Saturday, attended Christ For The Nations Institute in Dallas,