2 Minnesota Lawmakers Shot By Suspect Impersonating Police
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The shooting death of Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark is "horrific," President Trump said in a statement shared with the New York Times Saturday. Along with the Hortmans, the state's Sen.
Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker and her husband while posing as a police officer, Governor Tim Walz said.
Officials say Vance Luther Boelter surrendered to police in a wooded area near his home. He faces multiple charges in a targeted attack on lawmakers.
Organizers of the protests said that all of the planned events in the state were canceled after a recommendation from Gov. Tim Walz.
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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.