> Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman killed in targeted attack; Sen. John Hoffman shot. Manhunt underway
Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman killed in targeted attack; Sen. John Hoffman shot. Manhunt underway
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Hundreds of law officers fanned out across a Minneapolis suburb Saturday in pursuit of a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her home in what Gov. Tim Walz called “a politically motivated assassination.” Authorities said the suspect also shot and wounded a second lawmaker and was believed to be trying to flee the area.
Democratic former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in their Brooklyn Park home. Sen. John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, were injured at their Champlin address, about 9 miles (about 15 kilometers) away.
Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said at an afternoon news conference that authorities were looking for 57-year-old Vance Boelter and he had not yet been caught.
Authorities displayed a photo of Boelter wearing a tan cowboy hat that was taken Saturday and asked the public to report sightings. Evans said investigators obtained video as well.
He did not give details on a possible motive.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/minnesota-shooting-melissa-hortman-john-hoffman-lawmakers/507-aa511beb-9822-40fd-ac85-8c8e1f547ea1