A suspect is in custody after Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot Saturday, while State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded.

Investigators found a cowboy hat near the vehicle and were working to determine whether it belongs to Boelter.

Melissa Hortman, once a teenager making chili cheese burritos and later a powerful Democratic leader in Minnesota's deeply divided Legislature, is being remembered for her compassion, resilience, and unwavering commitment to public service following her tragic death.

The deadly, politically motivated shooting in Minnesota has a connection to the Triangle.Mark Hortman, the husband of Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, was a Raleigh native.The Hortmans were shot and killed in an attack at their home in suburban Minneapolis early Saturday.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison provides updates on the ongoing manhunt for a man accused of shooting and killing state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. The attorney general remembers Hortman as a "dear friend.

But there was a caring, apolitical gracefulness as well to Hortman, colleagues said. Garofalo said that in the days after the 2022 elections, when Democrats took control of state

Democratic Sen. John Hoffman, his wife, and House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman were injured in what the governor describes as targeted shootings.