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UPDATE: TWO KILLED, TWO WOUNDED: Two Democrat Minnesota Lawmakers...
• The Gateway PunditUPDATE: Gov. Tim Walz announced at a press briefing that Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed in the shootings. State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were seriously wounded. Walz had previously described the shootings as "targeted."
???? Governor Tim Walz Confirms Melissa's Hortman & her husband have died & that THIS WAS A POLITICALLY MOTIVATED SHOOTING.
— Johnny St.Pete (@JohnMcCloy) June 14, 2025
Sen. John Hoffman & his wife are in surgery and expected to survive. Their homes were in Champlin & Brooklyn .Both lawmakers & spouses shot by suspect(s)… pic.twitter.com/KP8JxXQ5ya
Two Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party lawmakers and their spouses were shot in 'targeted' attacks at their homes early Saturday by a man dressed as a police officer, according to reports. (A later apparently mistaken report stated a second suspect was involved. Update at end of article.)