{"id":32173,"date":"2025-06-19T21:31:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T21:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=32173"},"modified":"2025-06-19T21:31:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T21:31:50","slug":"minnesota-rep-hortman-and-husband-killed-sen-hoffman-and-wife-injured-in-targeted-shootings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=32173","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Rep. Hortman and Husband Killed, Sen. Hoffman and Wife Injured in Targeted Shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Police are searching for the suspect behind the shootings targeting Democratic lawmakers. According to Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley, writings found in a fake police vehicle at one of the scenes mentioned several lawmakers and other officials.<\/p>\n

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Sources familiar with the case identified the suspect as 57-year-old Vance Boelter. They spoke to the\u00a0Associated Press<\/a>\u00a0on condition of anonymity, as they were not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly.<\/p>\n

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According to documents cited by the\u00a0New York Post<\/a>, Boelter, 57, was appointed by Governor Walz in 2019 to a four-year term on the Governor\u2019s Workforce Development Board. He had earlier served on the Governor\u2019s Workforce Development Council in 2016 during the administration of then-Governor Mark Dayton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhen we did a search of the vehicle, there was a manifesto that identified many lawmakers and other officials. We immediately made alerts to the state. We took action on alerting them and providing security where necessary,\u201d said Bruley.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park home, while state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in a separate shooting at their home in Champlin, about five miles away per\u00a0CBS News<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Governor Tim Walz said Saturday that the shootings were politically motivated, calling the deaths of Hortman and her husband \u201ca political assassination.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hortman was 55 and represented House District 34B. Hoffman, 60, represents Senate District 34. Both were Democrats. The FBI is helping with the investigation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHortman was someone who served the people of Minnesota with grace, compassion, humor, and a sense of service,\u201d Walz said. \u201cShe was a formidable public servant. A fixture and a giant in Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Walz mentioned that Hoffman and his wife were both shot multiple times.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are cautiously optimistic they will survive this assassination attempt,\u201d Walz said.<\/p>\n

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