Melissa Hortman’s power as a Democratic leader to shape the course of a deeply divided Minnesota Legislature was a far cry from her job as a teenager making chili-cheese burritos and overshadowed her volunteer work training service dogs for veterans.

The man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, killing one of them, has been taken into custody, a law enforcement official said.

Por TIM SULLIVAN y ALANNA DURKIN RICHERBROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota, EE.UU. (AP) — Cientos de agentes de policía se desplegaron en un suburbio de Minneapolis el sábado en busca de un

State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were injured, in what officials called a targeted attack.

A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.

Brooklyn Park police have issued a shelter in place order in the area surrounding the Edinburgh Golf Course as they search for a suspect in “multiple targeted shootings.” The suspect is armed and dangerous and may be impersonating law enforcement,

Melissa Hortman was the Minnesota House's top Democrat and as House speaker helped shepherd a package of liberal initiatives to passage two years ago.

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman was shot in her Brooklyn Park home, while fellow party member Sen. John Hoffman was targeted roughly 8 miles away in Champlin, sources told 5 Eyewitness News. A manhunt is on for the suspect, who was wearing black body armor over a blue shirt and blue pants.