Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed, and State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were injured in what Gov. Tim Walz called "politically motivated" shootings.

Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed by an individual impersonating a police officer. Hortman was the former speaker of the Minnesota House of

A golden retriever that belonged to Melissa Hortman, the Democratic Minnesota lawmaker shot and killed at her home in what was described as an "act of targeted political violence," was also shot during the attack and reportedly euthanized.