What law enforcement first described as a “manifesto” penned by the man sought in the the shootings that killed and wounded state legislators and their spouses is primarily made up lists of lawmakers and abortion providers, and was found at several locations rather than discovered in just one place, officials said Sunday.

The description sheds light on written materials believed to be at the center of the search for Vance Boelter, who was last seen in surveillance video Saturday morning in Minneapolis, but is believed to have fled the Twin Cities. An official who has seen the list said it included names of at least several dozen people.

Another person familiar with the investigation who saw a list of targets purported to be written by Boelter said it included the names of individuals and businesses, including Planned Parenthood locations. Rep. Melissa Hortman’s name was down the list, not at the top.

It was not alphabetized, and some names had addresses, while others did not. It was two pages, containing about 50 to 70 names. No separate manifesto was seen.

Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said at the initial media briefing Saturday morning that investigators who searched a vehicle left near the home of slain DFL Rep. Melissa Hortman included a manifesto. It’s now being described as mostly lists of names.

Another vehicle tied to Boelter was discovered abandoned in Sibley County on Sunday a few miles from his home in Green Isle.

Law enforcement said federal prosecutors in Minnesota prepared charges against Boelter Saturday and will be ready to bring him into a federal courtroom quickly if he is apprehended.

Minnesota’s federal courthouses and judges were not under threat, according to those familiar with Boelter’s writings.

Sources also confirmed Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar is on the lists, along with members of the DFL congressional delegation and abortion providers. Sen. Tina Smith has confirmed she was targeted, as have U.S. Reps. Kelly Morrison and Ilhan Omar.

When asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” by host Kristen Welker whether she was on the list, Klobuchar said: “I just know that they have added security without my request. So I think they’re concerned about everyone.

“I don’t have confirmation of that. There’s also the manifesto, and there’s the list. I think people have to understand that this guy is a murderous, murderous man,” Klobuchar said. “He will know no limits, whether you’re on the list, whether you’re not. He may change what he’s focused on, and that’s what we’re most concerned about right now is that the next person is not a political person, but a person he just encounters?”

At a news briefing Saturday, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans wouldn’t go into specifics about the manifesto. He said the document “gives some indications” as to the shooter’s motivations, but it’s too early in the investigation to say with certainty how the shooter chose the targets.

In an interview with CNN’s Manu Raju on Sunday, Smith discussed being among those on the list of targets.

“Of course, it’s so deeply concerning. There were a number of us that were on this list, and I want to do a huge shout-out and thank you to the unbelievable efforts of local law enforcement in the metro area, and the FBI and others that were so quick to respond and think ahead to what would be happening to this terrible attack,” she said, adding that she’s grateful for the police that are continuing to protect her family. “Because we still don’t know where this assassin is.”

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison told the Minnesota Star Tribune Sunday that his name was among those Boelter allegedly targeted in a series of lists. He said he had only seen a partial list, “the one with the political folks on it.”

Of Rep. Melissa Hortman’s assassination, he added: “Melissa was a dear dear friend. I knew her very well and I admired her tremendously.”

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