A shooting occurred near the city of Minneapolis, specifically in the Brooklyn Park area. Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in the attack. Reports indicate that this was a politically motivated assassination.
In a separate incident in the city of Champlin, State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were also shot earlier. Their condition was reported to be stable after undergoing surgery.
The suspect in the shootings has been identified as 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter. He is believed to have impersonated a police officer and escaped after exchanging fire with authorities.
U.S. President Donald Trump strongly condemned the incident, calling for an immediate end to such extreme violence.
This series of events has become the latest example of growing political violence in the United States.
