2 MN State Lawmakers shot. One killed.

[mobeau69]

Breaking. More info coming in.

[mobeau69]

1. State Sen. Melissa Hortman Killed.

[Rebl2]

18. I believe

her husband was as well.

[Basso8vb]

2. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CIVIL WAR.

[PCIntern]

3. Government by assassination

[mobeau69]

4. John Hoffman injured.

[hatrack]

5. Need to correct - one representative , one senator

[Ocelot II]

6. The person who was killed, Melissa Hortman, was a state House member, not a senator.

Also, she had been the minority leader from 2017 to 2019 and speaker from 2019 to 2025, so she had been an important figure in the legislature for awhile. The Minnesota House is divided 50-50, D vs. R.

[mobeau69]

11. Tks. Took it from CNN. They've corrected.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Open season on Dem leaders.

[John1956PA]

10. . . .

[artemisia1]

8. The Normalization of Political Violence continues... /nt

[milestogo]

9. News

One Minnesota lawmaker and her spouse were fatally shot and a second lawmaker and his spouse were injured in separate "targeted shootings" at their homes in eastern Minnesota, officials said. Officials are still searching for the suspect. Gov. Tim Walz said the shootings appear to be "politically motivated" and "targeted political violence."

Walz at a news conference identified the slain lawmaker as State Rep. Melissa Hortman of Brooklyn Park and her husband, Mark, while state Sen. John Hoffman of Champlin and his wife, Yvette, were injured. Both were members of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party.

Authorities said that the shooter may have been impersonating law enforcement, and went to the lawmakers’ respective homes, located about 8 miles apart in suburbs north of Minneapolis.

In a social media post, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., called the shootings “a stunning act of violence.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/targeted-shootings-minnesota-rcna212831

[BlueKota]

20. tsf will probably pardon the shooter and give them a medal.

[Nanjeanne]

12. Ms Hortman and her husband both murdered.

[KewlKat]

13. Lawmakers and spouses were shot...the Hortmans both died

beyond words.

[KewlKat]

14. I wonder what this LIST is all about...they were both on it and there are more

and they are PEOPLE of interest...so how many?

[Ocelot II]

16. They found the list in the perp's car after he took off on foot.

They think it's a list of his targets.

[KewlKat]

17. thanks....i missed that part

[mobeau69]

19. If they have his car he's fucked. 👍

[mobeau69]

15. Witness said shooter impersonated a cop.