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Sophie and Colin Hortman are responding to the fatal shooting of their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman.
Accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter's alleged plan to kill more politicians on his target list was foiled by a police sergeant's proactive hunch.
Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, State Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses were all shot early Saturday in targeted attacks.
Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker who was gunned down in what is described as a politically motivated attack, earned degrees at Boston University and Harvard.
He wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife but didn’t come into contact with the two other DFL legislators, investigators say.
Gov. Tim Walz said that Minnesota Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also each shot multiple times.
Authorities are still searching for the suspect 57-year-old Vance Boelter. Gov. Tim Walz said former Minn. House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman were deliberately targeted.