The Minnesota lawmakers shot in targeted attacks at their homes

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15 Jun 2025 • 5:05 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • A Minnesota lawmaker, state representative Melissa Hortman, and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot at their Brooklyn Park home around 3:35 a.m. Saturday.
  • Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot at their Chaplin home around 2 a.m. but survived and are recovering from surgery.
  • Vance Boelter, 57, is suspected of the shootings and remains at large.
  • Law enforcement allegedly found Boelter's police-like SUV at Hortman’s home after responding to a shooting at the Hoffman’s residence where gunfire was exchanged.
  • Officials are investigating the motive, with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz assuring accountability and President Trump condemning the violence as a targeted attack.

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