Minnesota shootings live updates: Democrat senator Hortman, husband killed by gunman dressed as police
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Democratic Minnesota Rep. Hortman and her husband killed
Second Democratic lawmaker and wife shot
'Politically motivated' killing, officials say
Gunman impersonated police officer
Manhunt for suspect is still underway
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What we know about Rep. Melissa Hortman
12:20 EDT
Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed early Saturday.
The Minnesota state representative, a Democrat, was first elected in 2004 and was in her 11th term, according to her state government website.
She was one of 134 Minnesota state representatives and had co-authored bills this session on clean water infrastructure, public employee retirement plans, taxing EV charging sessions and "condemning President Trump's pardon of criminal participants of the January 6 insurrection who had been found guilty of violent crimes."
Lawmakers shot in Minneapolis
19 minutes ago
12:05 EDT
Jonathan Landay
A Democratic state lawmaker and her husband were killed early Saturday in what appeared to be a "politically motivated assassination," Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said.
A second lawmaker and his spouse were wounded in a separate attack, Walz said.
Later on Saturday, President Donald Trump is presiding over a military parade on the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary, as nationwide protests are planned to protest his immigration crackdown.
'AN UNSPEAKABLE TRAGEDY'
"An unspeakable tragedy has unfolded in Minnesota - my good friend and colleague, Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, were shot and killed early this morning in what appears to be a politically motivated assassination," Walz told reporters.
Walz said that in a second attack, Senator John Hoffman and his wife, of Champlin, were shot multiple times, underwent surgery and that he was "cautiously optimistic" that they would survive "this assassination attempt."
"This was an act of targeted political violence," he said. "Peaceful discourse is the foundation of our democracy. We don't settle our differences with violence or at gunpoint."
Law enforcement authorities said the gunman was impersonating a police officer and escaped after exchanging fire with police who responded to the attacks.
A large-scale search for the suspect was underway, they said.
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