Minnesota Shooting Suspect Captured
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Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, State Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses were all shot early Saturday in targeted attacks.
Minnesota Democrat Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband have died after they were shot at their home in Brooklyn Park early Saturday morning, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said during a press conference.
By OBED LAMY, STEVE KARNOWSKI, MIKE BALSAMO and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated PressBELLE PLAINE) — The man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, killing one of them, has been taken into custody,
Democratic Sen. John Hoffman, his wife, and House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman were injured in what the governor describes as targeted shootings.
Melissa Hortman's power as a Democratic leader to shape the course of a deeply divided Minnesota Legislature was a far cry from her job as a teenager making chili-cheese burritos and overshadowed her volunteer work training service dogs for veterans.
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