Minnesota Lawmaker Shootings Suspect
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Lawmakers and officials, both local and national, are issuing statements expressing shock and outrage over the shooting deaths​ of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman​ and her husband.
The Minnesota Vikings have released a statement on the assassination of Rep. Melissa Hordman and her husband, Mark.
Investigators found a cowboy hat near the vehicle and were working to determine whether it belongs to Boelter.
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.
Melissa Hortman, 55, and her husband, Mark Hortman, 58, both died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Hennepin Country medical examiner. Melissa Hortman was pronounced dead at her home while Mark Hortman died at North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale.
The couple sustained injuries in the shooting, while Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman were murdered
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has ordered all United States and Minnesota flags to fly at half-staff at all state buildings effective immediately, following what officials are calling the "politically motivated" shootings of DFL Rep.
Vance Boelter is the suspect wanted in shootings that killed a Minnesota state representative and her husband and wounded another state senator and his wife.