Early Saturday morning, when a man dressed like a police officer knocked at the home of a Minnesota state legislator, marked the start of nearly 40 hours of violence and fear that swept through towns in an arc around Minneapolis.

Former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed Saturday in a politically motivated shooting, according to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Earlier Saturday, Mayor Ryan Sabas of Champlin said state Sen.

The gunman who killed a Democratic state lawmaker and injured another in Minnesota was apprehended late on Sunday night, a reporter for a ABC affiliate posted on X. (Reporting by Jasper Ward; Editing by Tom Hogue) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.

From a legislator in downtown Minneapolis to a veteran Ohio congresswoman, many lawmakers included in the suspected Minnesota gunman’s list of targets are vowing not to bow down.