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Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, State Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses were all shot early Saturday in targeted attacks.
Officers exchanged fire with Boelter, who fled inside the home before escaping. Officers then found the Hortmans inside suffering gunshot wounds. Melissa Hortman, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene, with Mark Hortman, 57, dying a short time later at North Memorial Hospital.
A manhunt is underway in Minnesota for the suspect in the shooting attacks of two state lawmakers at their Twin Cities homes that Gov. Tim Walz (D) called a "politically motivated assassination." The latest: Police arrested a suspect in the shootings that killed Minnesota state House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband,
BELLE PLAINE, Minn. (WLNE) — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced that the man accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband has been caught. Vance Boelter was arrested near his farm in Green Isle,
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GB News on MSNMelissa Hortman: Democratic politician and her husband ASSASSINATED by gunman posing as police officerMelissa Hortman, a Democratic state assemblywoman, and her husband Mark have been assassinated by a gunman disguised as a police officer. In what officials have called a politically motivated attack,
Minnesota Dem Melissa Hortman was assassinated by suspect Vance Luther Boelter, who turned up at her residence wearing a mask and cop gear, impersonating a police officer. Her husband was also killed by the crazed gunman,
State Rep. Melissa Hortman and State Sen. John Hoffman, who were targeted by a shooter on Saturday, were longtime members of Minnesota's state legislature.
Minnesota was on edge Sunday after House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot Saturday in their Brooklyn Park home, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife survived the assassin’s attack at their home in Champlin.