Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in politically motivated shootings early Saturday, Gov. Tim Walz said. Authorities have also identified a suspect who is still at large.

John Hoffman has resurfaced longstanding concerns about lawmakers’ security. The attacks have prompted heightened police protection for some state and federal lawmakers and raised questions about the relatively open Minnesota Capitol building.

The suspect in Saturday's attack is a "murderous man," the senator tells "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker The post Amy Klobuchar Says ‘Politically Motivated’ Minnesota Shootings Have a ‘Throughline to Abortion’ | Video appeared first on TheWrap.

Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were shot a total of 17 times when a gunman opened fire at their home early Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a “bad place” where most churches didn’t oppose abortion.

Vance Boelter was arrested by police on Monday, near the woods by his home in Green Isle, Minnesota. Boleter was subsequently charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the killing of former Democratic state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark.