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MINNESOTA -- A Minnesota authorities typical and her hubby were changeable and killed, and a authorities legislator and his woman were changeable and wounded successful an "act of targeted governmental violence" astatine their homes aboriginal Saturday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said.
A manhunt is present underway for the gunman who was impersonating a constabulary officer, authorities said. The gunman attacked by knocking connected the doors and asking the victims to travel out, constabulary said.
Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman are shown successful these undated record photos.
AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File / Minnesota House of Representatives | Minnesota Senate
State Rep. Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her hubby were changeable and killed successful what appears to beryllium a "politically-motivated assassination," Walz said astatine a quality conference.
"She was a formidable nationalist servant," the politician said of his friend. "She is irreplaceable."
State Sen. John Hoffman, a Democrat, and his woman were some changeable aggregate times and underwent surgery, the politician said.
"We're cautiously optimistic they volition past this assassination attempt," Walz said.
The 2 shooting locations are a fewer miles distant from each different successful Champlin and Brooklyn Park, conscionable northbound of Minneapolis.
Hoffman and his woman were changeable astir 2 a.m. successful Champlin, Superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Drew Evans said.
After Hoffman was shot, officers were heading to pro-actively cheque connected Hortman erstwhile they encountered the fishy astatine Hortman's location astir 3:35 a.m., Evans said.
The officers recovered a idiosyncratic who was dressed arsenic a constabulary serviceman -- wearing a vest and a badge, and with a Taser and different instrumentality -- astatine the door, coming retired of Hortman's house, constabulary said.
The fishy fired astatine the officers; gunfire was exchanged and the fishy was capable to flight and fly connected foot, authorities said.
The suspect's conveyance -- which looked similar a constabulary vehicle, including constabulary lights -- was successful Hortman's driveway, authorities said.
A database of different imaginable targets was retrieved from the suspect's vehicle, authorities said. Police said the database had "many lawmakers," including the victims.
Security resources person been dispatched to support those radical named connected the list, authorities said.
The gunman did accidental thing to the victims, constabulary said, but authorities did not uncover what that was.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said the bureau is "fully engaged connected the crushed successful Minnesota and is moving successful collaboration with our section and authorities partners."
Attorney General Pam Bondi said she's "closely monitoring developments successful Minnesota aft what appears to beryllium a targeted onslaught against authorities lawmakers."
"This horrific unit volition not beryllium tolerated and volition beryllium prosecuted to the fullest grade of the law," she said successful a statement.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., called the victims adjacent friends and said they're "devoted to their families and nationalist service."
"This is simply a stunning enactment of violence. I'm thankful for each the instrumentality enforcement who are responding successful existent time," she said. "My prayers are with the Hortman and Hoffman families."
Hortman was the erstwhile Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin, formerly the Minnesota Democratic enactment chair, said he's friends with some Hoffman and Hortman.
Martin wrote connected societal media that he's "completely heartbroken" and "praying hard for some families."
With the manhunt ongoing, constabulary are urging assemblage members to beryllium cautious. Police warned, if an serviceman comes to your door, telephone 911 to corroborate that the serviceman is expected to beryllium there.
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