One Democratic state lawmaker and her husband are dead, after two state lawmakers and their spouses were shot in their homes in the north west suburbs of Minneapolis, Gov. Tim Walz confirmed.
State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman were shot and killed, Walz said Saturday, adding it “appears to be a politically motivated assasination.” Hortman previously served as Minnesota’s state House Speaker.
State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were shot multiple times and underwent surgery for the injuries they sustained. Walz said officials are “cautiously optimistic” Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, will “survive this assination attempt.”