Minnesota Lawmaker Shootings Suspect
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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.
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.
A police manhunt is underway in Minnesota after two state lawmakers and their spouses were shot overnight in a "politically motivated assassination," Gov. Tim Walz told reporters Saturday.
The assailant, who is still at large, was identified as 57-year-old Vance Boelter by the state's public safety commissioner.
Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were gunned down in their Brooklyn Park home shortly after 2 a.m.