Minnesota, of Hortman and Melissa
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Sophie and Colin Hortman are responding to the fatal shooting of their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman.
Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, State Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses were all shot early Saturday in targeted attacks.
Vance Boelter charged with murder of Minnesota Rep. Hortman and her husband, and shooting Sen. Hoffman and wife.
Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker who was gunned down in what is described as a politically motivated attack, earned degrees at Boston University and Harvard.
He wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife but didn’t come into contact with the two other DFL legislators, investigators say.
The dog of Minnesota Democratic State Representative Melissa Hortman was also killed in the shooting that left the politician and her husband dead.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), appeared to blame the killing of Smith’s friend, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, on the political left. Smith sought him out to chat.
Authorities are still searching for the suspect 57-year-old Vance Boelter. Gov. Tim Walz said former Minn. House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman were deliberately targeted.