US EditionMinnesota Lawmaker and Husband Killed, Another Lawmaker and Wife Injured in ‘Politically Motivated Shooting ’ by Police Impersonator
- Early on Saturday, June 14, 2025, State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot in their residence in Brooklyn Park, while State Senator John Hoffman and his spouse sustained several gunshot wounds in a separate incident in Champlin but survived.
- The shootings were politically driven and executed by an individual impersonating a police officer, who escaped following a shootout with law enforcement, prompting a statewide search.
- Authorities recovered writings including a manifesto and a target list naming multiple lawmakers, linking the attacks to targeted political violence amid a closely divided Minnesota Legislature.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned the shootings as shocking and emphasized the need for civility in political discourse, while Minnesota Governor Walz referred to the incident as a heartbreaking loss and affirmed that fear and violence will not shape their community’s identity or future actions.
- Officials, including the FBI and Minnesota authorities, are continuing their investigation amid a shelter-in-place order in parts of Brooklyn Park and have committed to fully pursuing legal action against all parties connected to the incident.
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Today has turned out to be a ground shifting day in American political history, in ways both good and tragic. There was the politically motivated shooting of two Minnesota Democratic Party lawmakers. We don’t yet know all the details. But given that this comes on the heels of the Trump regime’s decision to violently throw…
Minnesota police, FBI hunt suspect in deadly shooting of Democratic state lawmakers
A gunman killed a senior Democratic state assemblywoman and her husband, and wounded a second lawmaker and his spouse, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and law enforcement officials said Saturday.
US Democratic Lawmaker, Husband Killed In ‘Politically Motivated Assassination’ - Worthy Christian News
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News SAINT PAUL, USA (Worthy News) – The governor of the U.S. State of Minnesota says a gunman posing as a police officer has killed a senior Democratic Minnesota lawmaker and her husband on Saturday in an apparent “politically motivated assassination. Governor Tim Walz said those killed Saturday were Democratic state assemblywoman Melissa Hortman, a former assembly speaker, and her husb…
An unknown man shot a Member of the Minnesota State Legislative Assembly and wounded a senator, wrote Reuters.
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