The shootings were in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, two neighboring cities about 10 and 20 miles from downtown Minneapolis, Walz said Saturday morning. The governor's office said it will provide an update on "violence targeted at legislators" on Saturday morning.

A former appointee of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is being sought in connection with the assassination of a state lawmaker and the shooting of another, police sources said.

The National Governors Association condemned the political shootings that killed Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and injured Sen. John Hoffman, calling the attacks a threat to democracy.

Current and former Oklahoma legislators have expressed heartbreak and condemnation over the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers.

A prominent Minnesota Democrat and her spouse were killed, while another state lawmaker and his wife were wounded in targeted shootings, police said.

Organizers for the "No Kings" protests set for Saturday in Minnesota, with the biggest gathering set outside the State Capitol in St. Paul, have canceled all events following the targeted political shootings of state Rep.

The high-profile Democratic governors of Illinois, Minnesota and New York defended their states' immigration policies in a Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Thursday -- weighing in on the ongoing Los Angeles protests over immigration enforcement.