David Carlson, Vance Boelter’s best friend since fourth grade, chokes up as he reads a text message sent by Boelter at 6:03 a.m. Saturday morning outside their shared residence on Fremont Avenue N. in Minneapolis, Minn. on Saturday, June 14, 2025. The message included an apology and confession to having “made some bad choices.” He went on to say that he “may be dead shortly.” (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune)