US EditionTrump, Lawmakers React to ‘Horrific’ Shooting of Minnesota Legislators
- On June 14, 2025, two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers, Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman, were shot in their suburban homes, resulting in Hortman and her husband's deaths.
- The attack was politically motivated, committed by a suspect impersonating a police officer who remains at large and had materials targeting lawmakers.
- Officials, including Governor Tim Walz, condemned the attacks as targeted political violence and warned against attending local protests until the suspect is caught.
- Senate Republican Leader Daniel Bonham called the acts a wake-up call to reduce extreme rhetoric, while Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed the violence will be prosecuted fully.
- The shootings heightened security for lawmakers, led to protest cancellations, and underscored concerns about political violence amid preparations for a military parade in Washington, D.C.
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Response to Minnesota shootings includes calls for more security for lawmakers
One of the responses nationally to the shootings in Minnesota on Saturday morning that killed a state representative and her husband and injured a state senator and his wife has been a call for more security.
Colorado Springs Gazette
Gunman who shot two Minnesota lawmakers still at large as manhunt continues
By Tom Polansek and Nathan Layne
Colorado politicians react with horror, sadness to shootings of Minnesota lawmakers
The targeted attacks that left a Minnesota state representative and her husband dead and seriously wounded a state senator and his wife have shaken politicians across the country, and in Colorado. This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared on June 14, 2025 at cpr.org. “Make no mistake, politically motivated violence, assassinations, and attempts on the lives of elected officials are not the America …
DeWine provides protection for Ohio lawmakers following shooting in Minnesota
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) – Governor Mike DeWine is making sure Ohio lawmakers are well protected following shootings in Minnesota being described as targeted, political attacks, according to Ohio State Senator Casey Weinstein. Weinstein posted a message of thanks to DeWine on his Facebook page Saturday. He also included his reaction to the events that transpired in Minnesota, where a state lawmaker and her husband were shot and killed, while anothe…
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