Minnesota state lawmaker and husband killed by gunman dressed as police officer
Open the newsletter to watch the White House for free Your guide to what the second period of Trump means to Washington, business and the world The representative of the state of Minnesota Melissa Hortmann and her husband was killed in what the governor of the state described Tim and Alzal as a “political assassination”. The authorities said that Hortmann, a democratic and her husband, shot their house in Park, a northern Minneapolis city, on Saturday morning by a man wearing as a police officer. The police are still looking for the suspect, Bee By the FBI in the 57 -year -old Vans Politer, who fled after an exchange of fire with the officers. “My friend, my dear colleague Melissa and her husband, Mark, were shot this morning in what appears to be a political assassination,” said Tim Walz, governor of the state. He described Hortman as “a huge government employee, a match and a giant in Minnesota.” John Hoffman’s Democratic Senator and his wife was also shot in an accident in their home early on Saturday morning in the northern suburb of Champolis in Minneapolis, a short distance from Brooklyn Park. Al -Fals said they were recovering in the hospital. “We are optimistic with caution because they will survive this assassination attempt,” Walzel He said, describing it as “a political violence.” Police officers called Minnesotan not to attend “No Kings” protests Which was planned on Saturday because the suspect was still in a loose state. Organizers say the protests are a response to the shift towards tyranny and the militarization of democracy during the era of US President Donald Trump. Protests in cities and towns throughout the country occurred before a military procession in Washington on Saturday to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American army, which coincides with Trump’s 79th birthday. “The suspect took advantage of the confidence of the uniform.” Jacobson said that increasing security in place for government officials and others who may be in danger. Law enforcement officials confirmed that the gunman was not a police officer, but he was driving a car that was a car. Trump said he was informed “the terrible shooting that took place in Minnesota, which appears to be a targeted attack against legislators in the state.” “The general investigators, Bam Bondi and the Federal Investigation Office, are investigating the situation, and they will sue anyone involved to the maximum of the law,” he said in statements published on the social media platform X by White House press secretary Caroline Levitte. “It will not be tolerated with such horrific violence in the United States of America. God bless in Minnesota, a really great place!” Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Leader of the Senate, described the shooting as “political extremism and attacks on our own democracy.” “This is where he hates hatred and violent discourse,” Schumer said in a post on X. )) https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fd1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2Fc23d3175-bd7e-4c82-9a0c-9e66c8b27942.jpg?source=next-article&fit=scale-down&quality=highest&width=700&dpr=1
2025-06-15 03:05:00
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