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A man impersonating a police officer shot and killed Minnesota state legislator Melissa Hortman and her husband at their home in what Governor Tim Walz
A massive search continued Sunday for a man suspected in the fatal shooting of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and a separate shooting attack on another state lawmakers and his spouse, authorities said.
Two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers, State Rep. Melissa Hortman and State Sen. John Hoffman, were shot. Gov. Tim Walz confirmed Hortman and her husband were killed.
Photos of Police Search for Suspect Who Shot 2 State Lawmakers, Including One Who Died, in Minnesota
A man impersonating a police officer shot and killed Minnesota state legislator Melissa Hortman and her husband at their home in what Gov. Tim Walz called “targeted political violence.”
Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband were shot at their home in Brooklyn Park, a city north of Minneapolis, on Saturday morning by a man dressed as a police officer, authorities said. Police are still searching for the suspect, named by the FBI as 57-year-old Vance Boelter, who escaped following a shootout with officers.
A manhunt is currently underway for the man, who allegedly shot John Hoffman in Champlin and Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park.
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Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman was shot in her Brooklyn Park home, while fellow party member Sen. John Hoffman was targeted roughly 8 miles away in Champlin, sources told 5 Eyewitness News. A manhunt is on for the suspect, who was wearing black body armor over a blue shirt and blue pants.