Minnesota, Lawmakers and Political Violence
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Authorities have taken a man into custody and charged him in the targeted shootings of Minnesota lawmakers Rep. Melissa Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman. Hortman and her husband were fatally shot at their home in Brooklyn Park early Saturday morning,
Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, State Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses were all shot early Saturday in targeted attacks.
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What to know about Minnesota lawmakers' shootings that killed Melissa HortmanA manhunt is under way in Minnesota for the suspect in the shooting attacks of 2 Minnesota lawmakers at their Twin Cities homes.
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The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, ending a nearly two-day search that put the entire state on edge.
Surveillance footage captured an attempted murder, according to charges unsealed Sunday: A man wearing a mask, a blue shirt and police-style tactical vest with a badge knocked on a door in
Vance Boelter was captured in a wooded area on Sunday night, and charged in the shootings of two state lawmakers and their spouses. He appeared in federal court after being charged with murder.
The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another is now charged with murder after police arrested him Sunday near his home following a nearly two-day search.
Thompson said Boelter then went to the home of a state representative in Maple Grove, where video surveillance showed he rang the doorbell at 2:24 a.m. This lawmaker was on vacation and not home, Thompson said,
Selfless, humble and full of grit -- that was the Melissa Hortman that Minnesota lawmakers grew to love over two decades in the statehouse.
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.
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