Minnesota Lawmakers Assassinated in Politically Motivated Shooting

Two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers, Representative Melissa Hortman and Senator John Hoffman, and their spouses were targeted in a politically motivated shooting by a man impersonating a police officer. Hortman and her husband were killed, while Hoffman and his wife survived after surgery. The suspect, Vance Luther Boelter, worked for a security company and left behind a manifesto listing lawmakers as targets. The violent attack sparked nationwide condemnation from political leaders and parties, emphasizing that political violence has no place in American democracy. Officials and lawmakers from multiple states, including Maryland, Georgia, Utah, and Tennessee, expressed shock, horror, and prayers for the victims and their families, while urging calm and denouncing divisive rhetoric. The incident has heightened concerns about the growing threat of politically motivated violence against public servants across the country.