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Boelter is accused of the targeted shootings killing Melissa Hortman and her husband and injuring Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.
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.
Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota commended the family of John A. Hoffman, saying their actions during a gunman’s attack on Saturday saved “countless lives.”
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Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, State Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses were all shot early Saturday in targeted attacks.
Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, survived a targeted shooting at their home in Champlin, sustaining multiple bullet wounds each. Yvette shielded their daughter during the attack.
Chaos struck Minnesota over the weekend when a targeted shooting spree left two state lawmakers and their spouses dead or injured, and a community reeling in shock.Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed,
Daylight was still two hours off when Brooklyn Park police approached the home of former Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman to find someone had beat them there.
Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman lived in West Des Moines for nearly a decade and is credited with forming an active Democratic Party there.