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Minnesota Lawmaker and Husband Killed, Another Lawmaker and Wife Injured in ‘Politically Motivated Shooting ’ by Police Impersonator
- On Saturday, June 14, 2025, gunman Vance Boelter, posing as a police officer, killed Minnesota state assemblywoman Melissa Hortman and her husband at their home in Brooklyn Park.
- The attack followed an earlier shooting around 2 a.m. targeting Senator John Hoffman and his wife, both injured, amid growing political violence and deep polarization in the U.S.
- Boelter escaped after exchanging fire with police; authorities found a vehicle with a list of about 70 names including abortion providers, Minnesota Democrats, and officials like Governor Tim Walz and Ilhan Omar.
- Governor Walz called it a "politically motivated assassination" and ordered flags at half-staff; a $50,000 reward is offered for Boelter’s arrest amid a massive manhunt.
- The killings underscored concerns about political violence in America and prompted calls from leaders for peace, calm, and condemnation of such acts.
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Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed on Saturday morning. After a two-day manhunt, the suspect was arrested.
Dean Phillips: Political Violence Just Came for My Friends in Minneapolis
The voicemail was left at 3:17 a.m. Saturday by the police chief in my hometown in suburban Minneapolis. There was a “critical situation”—a cold-blooded assassin on the loose who had already murdered my friends Melissa and Mark Hortman in their home and shot my friends John and Yvette Hoffman. News reports indicated that the killer, who was taken into custody on Sunday night, was carrying a list of targets. My name was on that list.As I write th…
Minnesota legislator Melissa Hortman was murdered with her husband Mark at her home in Brooklyn Park on June 14. The fact was described as a “political murder,” which led to the position of some governors such as Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker. Gavin Newsom's and JB Pritzker's sayings after Melissa Hortman's death The first to react in the networks was the governor of California. Through his X account, he described the fact as “frightful“ and warn…
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Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve condemned what she described as the “radicalization rooted in white power” in the wake of the shootings of two state lawmakers in Minnesota on Saturday. Reeve tied the growing political unrest in the United States to broader cultural and ideological shifts that she claims began after President Donald Trump entered office. The attacks occurred early Saturday when a man posing as a law enforcement officer ent…
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