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  • 1 week ago | kttc.com | Quinn Gorham

    SAINT PAUL, Minn. (GRAY) – Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy worked closely with Melissa Hortman, the DFL state leader who was killed in an assassination on Saturday. She said the pain and emotion are still raw. “I’m probably pretty numb, and wrecked about what we’ve experienced here in Minnesota,” she said during an interview Tuesday.

  • 1 week ago | kttc.com | Quinn Gorham

    SAINT PAUL, Minn. (GRAY) – Vance Boelter, suspected of assassinating former DFL lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, appeared in a U.S. District Court Monday for his first court hearing. Charged with six federal charges, including murder and stalking charges, Boelter entered the courtroom unshackled in an orange jumpsuit. Boelter appeared calm and collected during his initial appearance before a judge.

  • 1 week ago | wctv.tv | Dorothy Sedovic |Quinn Gorham

    MINNEAPOLIS (Gray News) - A manhunt is underway after two Minnesota lawmakers were shot in their homes by a man impersonating a police officer early Saturday morning. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz confirmed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in their home in Brooklyn Park. “Our state lost a great leader and I lost the dearest of friends,” Walz said during a press conference with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Sen.

  • 1 week ago | wsaz.com | Dorothy Sedovic |Quinn Gorham

    MINNEAPOLIS (KBJR/Gray News) - A manhunt is underway after two Minnesota lawmakers were shot in their homes by a man impersonating a police officer early Saturday morning. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz confirmed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her spouse were shot and killed in their home in Brooklyn Park. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot multiple times in their home, Walz reported. Hoffman and his wife were hospitalized and underwent surgery. Walz said they both expected to survive.

  • 2 weeks ago | kttc.com | Quinn Gorham

    ST. PAUL, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Two Minnesota lawmakers and a third victim were shot overnight at their homes. According to Northern News Capitol reporter Quinn Gorham, Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband were both shot in their Brooklyn Park home. Senator John Hoffman was also shot in his Champlin home. There is no immediate word on conditions of the victims. In response, local law enforcement and Capitol Security have been posted outside the homes of Twin-Cities-lawmakers.

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