Children of slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman
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1 Minnesota lawmaker killed, 1 injured in targeted shootings
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A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.
He wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife but didn’t come into contact with the two other DFL legislators, investigators say.
On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith honored Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark.The Hortmans were assassinated early Saturday morning when Vance Boelter shot and killed them in their home.
We sat down with Murphy on Tuesday to hear about the loss of her colleague and friend, and the emotion she felt finding out that Senator John Hoffman, a member of her own caucus, was shot.
Congress receives high-level security briefing as threats against lawmakers reach highest level in years. WASHINGTON D.C., DC — In the wake of an attack on two Minnesota state lawmakers, members of Congress are renewing calls for improved protections for public officials.
Her husband,” they called Mark Hortman in every story, every broadcast about the tragedy. It was an introduction he might not have minded. He took such joy in being Melissa Hortman’s husband, being Colin and Sophie’s father,
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith honored the late former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, on the Senate Floor on Tuesday, June 17.
Gov. Tim Walz called the event a “politically motivated assassination," with the attack marking the latest such incident over the last several years.