But there was a caring, apolitical gracefulness as well to Hortman, colleagues said. Garofalo said that in the days after the 2022 elections, when Democrats took control of state

A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.

Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, State Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses were all shot early Saturday in targeted attacks.

Hortman, 55, represented Minnesota House District 34B as a member of the Democratic Party. Hortman, who was shot and killed in what Gov. Tim Walz called a politically motivated act of violence, also served as the Speaker Emerita of the Minnesota House.

Top Minnesota House Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot in their home outside Minneapolis.

Democratic Sen. John Hoffman, his wife, and House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman were injured in what the governor describes as targeted shootings.

Minnesota state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed in a shooting at their home on Saturday morning.