Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman, his wife undergo surgery
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Vance Boelter, the man suspected of a fatal shooting that targeted lawmakers in Minnesota, is expected to appear on Monday in a Minneapolis court.
Vance Boelter is accused of fatally shooting Democratic state Sen. Melissa Hortman and state Rep. John Hoffman in "politically motivated" attacks.
The suspect in the shooting of four people, including two high-ranking Minnesota politicians, has been detained in the woods near Green Isle, Minnesota after a “Complex and dangerous manhunt,” according to Gov.
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in politically motivated shootings early Saturday, Gov. Tim Walz said. Authorities have also identified a suspect who is still at large.
Minnesota State Rep. and Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed Saturday in what officials are calling "targeted" attacks.
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State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were gunned down at their home early on Saturday morning, but lived. Melissa Hortman - the top Democratic legislator in the state House - and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed. Yvette Hoffman said in a statement that she and her husband John were "devastated" by the Hortmans' deaths.
Washington D.C. has begun discussing the security of politicians across the country after two Minnesota lawmakers were shot on Saturday.