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| Minnesota state lawmakers shooting: Melissa Hortman killed and John Hoffman injured | |
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| A Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband were shot and killed in their home early on Saturday morning in what Governor Tim Walz called a "act of targeted political violence". | A Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband were shot and killed in their home early on Saturday morning in what Governor Tim Walz called a "act of targeted political violence". |
| Walz said House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband were killed. | Walz said House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband were killed. |
| State Senator John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife were targeted in their home as well in a separate shooting. They were shot multiple times and are out of surgery, Walz said at a news conference, adding he was "cautiously optimistic" they would survive. | |
| The shootings occurred in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, neighbouring cities to Minneapolis. | |
| A manhunt is underway for a suspect who was impersonating a police officer. | |
| Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said a suspect was using a police "badge and uniform" to manipulate his way into the lawmakers' homes, and was even driving a car that looks like a "police vehicle" and was equipped with emergency lights. | |
| Minnesota Superintendent Drew Evans said officers received a call at 02:00 local time regarding the incident involving Hoffman and his wife. | Minnesota Superintendent Drew Evans said officers received a call at 02:00 local time regarding the incident involving Hoffman and his wife. |
| Evans said another call was placed to police at 03:35, when officers were proactively checking on Hortman. | Evans said another call was placed to police at 03:35, when officers were proactively checking on Hortman. |
| The police exchanged gunfire with the suspect at Hortman's home, but he managed to escape. | The police exchanged gunfire with the suspect at Hortman's home, but he managed to escape. |
| Chief Bruley said they are engaged in an "extensive manhunt" alongside the FBI, SWAT and hundred of police officers. | |
| Champlin Police said the "suspect or suspects remain at large", but there is no indication of an "ongoing threat to the public". | |
| Authorities are warning people in the area not to answer their door for a police officer unless there are two officers together. | Authorities are warning people in the area not to answer their door for a police officer unless there are two officers together. |
| Brooklyn Park Police Department has issued a shelter-in-place order for a three-mile (4.8 km) radius of Edinburgh Golf Course. | Brooklyn Park Police Department has issued a shelter-in-place order for a three-mile (4.8 km) radius of Edinburgh Golf Course. |
| Walz said he had activated a State Emergency Operations Center - used for managing disasters or emergencies. | Walz said he had activated a State Emergency Operations Center - used for managing disasters or emergencies. |
| He called Hortman a "a formidable public servant, a fixture and a giant in Minnesota", saying "she woke up every day determined to make the state a better place". | |
| "We don't settle our differences with violence or gunpoint in the state of Minnesota," Walz said. | |
| Zach Lindstrom, the mayor of nearby Mounds View, said elected officials had received a "safety alert". |