Boards cover the doors and windows outside the home of DFL State Rep. Melissa Hortman on June 15, 2025 in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, were shot and killed yesterday morning. DFL State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot and hospitalized in a separate incident. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said during a press conference that the shooting "appears to be a politically motivated assassination."
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