<p class="speakable">Police interaction with alleged Minnesota lawmaker shooter Vance Boelter likely prevented the loss of more lives, Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said on Monday.</p><p class="speakable">Bruley said an off-duty sergeant had heard that there was a shooting at Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman's home and sent two officers to check on the home of Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman.</p><p>When officers arrived, Bruley said they found Boelter's car in the driveway. </p><p>"Had they not foiled the plan, you know, essentially took his vehicle away from him, which involved all his maps, all his names, all his weaponry. I would be very scared what it would look like over the next few hours that had we not done that," he said during a media conference where federal charges were announced against Boelter. </p><p><a href="https://foxnews.com/us/fake-cop-suspected-lawmaker-assassination-had-extensive-security-training-before-targeted-attack" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>FAKE COP SUSPECTED IN LAWMAKER ASSASSINATION HAD EXTENSIVE SECURITY TRAINING BEFORE 'TARGETED' ATTACK</strong></a></p><p>Boelter allegedly fled on foot, prompting a <a href="https://foxnews.com/category/us/crime/manhunt" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><u>two-days-long manhunt</u></a> that ended with him being taken into custody without incident. </p><p>Boelter is <a href="https://foxnews.com/category/us/crime/homicide" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><u>accused of killing</u></a> Hortman and her husband Mark, and shooting Hoffman and his wife Yvette in separate incidents early Saturday morning. </p><p>Boelter allegedly arrived at both lawmakers’ homes dressed in a law enforcement-like uniform and driving a black SUV with flashing emergency lights and a license plate that read "police." </p><p><a href="https://foxnews.com/us/minnesota-shooting-suspect-vance-boelter-face-federal-charges-lawmaker-attacks" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>MINNESOTA SHOOTING SUSPECT VANCE BOELTER TO FACE FEDERAL CHARGES IN LAWMAKER ATTACKS</strong></a></p><p>He is charged with two counts of stalking, two counts of murder and two counts of firearm-related crimes in federal court.</p><p>In addition to the federal charges, Boelter is facing second-degree murder charges filed in Hennepin County.</p><p>The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office on Monday announced that it intends to file first-degree murder charges against the suspect.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</u></strong></a></p><p><a href="https://foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Brooklyn Park Police</a> did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment. </p><p><i>Fox News Digital's Julia Bonavita, Audrey Conklin, Peter D'Abrosca and Sarah Rumf-Whitten contributed to this report.</i></p>