1 week ago Photos of funeral for slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were killed in what authorities are calling an assassination, were honored with a private funeral at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis.

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1 week ago Biden, Harris and Walz attend funeral of Democratic lawmaker assassinated in Minnesota alongside her husband

The Democrats’ 2024 presidential and vice-presidential candidates came together for the funeral service of Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, who were murdered in an apparently politically-motivated shooting spree this month

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2 w. ago ‘Our era of violent populism’: the US has entered a new phase of political violence

The political temperature is dangerously high – and shows few signs of coolingIt has been a grim couple of weeks in the US, as multiple acts of politically motivated violence have dominated headlines and sparked fears that a worrying new normal has taken hold in America.Last Saturday, a man disguised as a police officer attacked two Democratic legislators at their homes in Minnesota, killing a state representative and her husband, and wounding another lawmaker and his wife. The alleged murderer was planning further attacks, police said, on local politicians and abortion rights advocates. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man arrested after showing up at Memphis mayor’s house with Taser, duct tape and rope in car, police say

The arrest in Tennessee comes just days after the murders of a state lawmaker and her husband in Minnesota and the wounding of another and his wife.

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2 w. ago Photos of candlelight vigil honoring slain Minnesota lawmaker and her husband

Hundreds gathered outside Minnesota’s Capitol for a candlelight vigil honoring former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were fatally shot at their home. Governor Tim Walz, visibly moved, comforted mourners as the couple’s son, Colin, placed a photo of his parents at a growing memorial filled with flowers, flags and heartfelt messages.

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2 w. ago Hundreds gather to remember prominent Minnesota lawmaker and husband slain in their home

Hundreds have gathered outside Minnesota’s Capitol for a vigil to remember a prominent state lawmaker and her husband gunned down at their home

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3 w. ago Suspect in Minnesota shootings visited other legislators’ homes, say authorities

Officials say suspect accused of shooting two lawmakers went to two other legislators’ homes intending to kill themA man accused of dressing up as a police officer and shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers in their homes – killing one and her husband – also showed up at the houses of two other legislators the same night intending to assassinate them too, authorities revealed on Monday.Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was captured on Sunday night after a major two-day manhunt and charged by state prosecutors with the second-degree murder of the Democratic representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, at their residence in Brooklyn Park early on Saturday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Manhunt continues for suspect in killing of Minnesota lawmaker and husband

Authorities say suspect in shootings of two Democratic politicians and their spouses is armed and dangerous

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3 w. ago Minnesota police search for suspect after Democratic lawmaker shot dead and another wounded

Governor Tim Walz condemns ‘politically motivated assassination’ as search continues for Vance Luther BoelterA prominent Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota and her husband were killed and another Democratic state lawmaker and his wife were shot in the early hours of Saturday.State representative Melissa Hortman died, as has her husband, Mark, the state’s governor, Tim Walz, confirmed at a press conference on Saturday. Walz said the shooting “appears to be a politically motivated assassination”. Hortman was the top Democrat in the Minnesota house and the former speaker. The Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were both shot multiple times and are out of surgery, and Walz said he was “cautiously optimistic” both will survive. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Two Democratic lawmakers shot, one fatally, in ‘politically motivated assassination’ in Minnesota

Police say suspect dressed as law enforcement and shot at responding officers before escapingA prominent Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota and her husband have been killed, and another Democratic state lawmaker and his wife were shot, in the early hours of Saturday.State representative Melissa Hortman has died, as has her husband, Mark, the state’s governor, Tim Walz, confirmed at a press conference on Saturday. He said the shooting “appears to be a politically motivated assassination”. Hortman was the top Democrat in the Minnesota house and the former speaker. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and husband killed and two others wounded in ‘politically motivated’ attack: Latest

A Democratic state politician and her husband were fatally shot in the early hours on Saturday

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3 w. ago Democratic lawmaker killed and another wounded in Minnesota in ‘politically motivated’ attacks

Police say suspect was dressed as law enforcement and shot at responding officers before escapingA prominent Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota and her husband have been killed in a politically motivated shooting, and another Democratic state lawmaker and his wife were shot in the early hours of Saturday.Democratic state representative Melissa Hortman has died, as has her husband, Mark, the state’s governor, Tim Walz, confirmed at a press conference on Saturday. He said the shooting “appears to be a politically motivated assassination”. Hortman was the top Democrat in the Minnesota house and the former speaker. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Minnesota state lawmaker and husband killed by gunman dressed as police officer

Governor Tim Walz describes the incident as a ‘politically motivated assassination’

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3 w. ago Minnesota lawmaker and husband killed, another in hospital after ‘politically motivated’ shooting by man impersonating cop

Police in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, are searching for a white male who allegedly opened fire Saturday morning in targeted attacks in Champlin and Brooklyn Park.

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3 w. ago Minnesota politician shot dead by 'person pretending to be police officer'

Senator Tim Walz says lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, in the US state of Minnesota, have been killed while John Hoffman and his wife were injured after "targeted shootings"

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