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Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman killed, state Sen. John Hoffman injured in targeted shootings. Here's what we know.
A suspect is in custody after Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot Saturday, while State ...
His Dad Lost the Ability to Speak Due to ALS. Murdered Minn. Rep. Melissa Hortman Stepped In to Push for a Cure (Exclusive)
When a long-time Minnesota lawmaker died after a battle with ALS, former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman helped pass ...
Slain Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman’s seat must be filled in special election before next session starts
A special election to fill slain DFL House Leader Rep. Melissa Hortman’s seat will be held at some point before next February. Hortman and her husband were killed early Saturday morning in their ...
Vance Boelter went to other lawmakers' homes the night he killed Rep. Hortman, wounded Sen. Hoffman, FBI says
Vance Boelter has been charged in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, and the FBI says that he ...
Minnesota state lawmaker killed in ‘politically-motivated assassination,’ massive manhunt for suspect underway, officials say
Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, were shot and killed early Saturday morning in “what ...
Melissa Hortman, shepherd of Legislature’s historic 2023 session, called House Democrats’ ‘captain’
But there was a caring, apolitical gracefulness as well to Hortman, colleagues said. Garofalo said that in the days after the ...
Minnesota Rep. Hortman and husband killed, Sen. Hoffman and wife wounded in politically motivated shootings, Gov. Walz says
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in politically motivated shootings early Saturday, Gov. Tim Walz said.
Minnesota senator, wife recovering after horrific shooting: ‘Incredibly lucky to be alive’
Melissa Hortman and her husband died in the Minnesota shootings. John Hoffman and his wife were seriously wounded. Here's ...