Minnesota lawmakers targeted in deadly US ‘politically motivated’ shootings | Crime News

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Governor Walz calls for shooting attacks in the United States against Minnesota legislators an act of “targeted political violence”.

A leader of the Democratic State and former president of the Chamber, and her husband were killed in Minnesota, and a second legislator and his wife were injured, in what seems to be attempted assassination politically motivated in the United States, local officials.

Melissa Hortman and her spouse were killed in an “act of targeted political violence,” the Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz said on a press conference on Saturday.

The shots occur at a time of great political polarization in the United States, at a time when the political leaders of the country were attacked, harassed and intimidated.

US President Donald Trump said in a White House declaration that the FBI would join the investigation. “Our Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and the FBI, investigate the situation, and they will pursue any person involved in the measure of the law.

An investigation is underway while the police still hunts the person who is the attacker, said Walz. Officials said the suspect was dressed as a law enforcement.

“An unspeakable tragedy took place in Minnesota-my good friend and colleague, speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, were shot dead early this morning in what seems to be a politically motivated assassination,” he told journalists. “Our state has lost a big leader,” he said.

Walz said that in a second attack, Senator John Hoffman and his wife, of Champlin, had been killed several times, underwent surgery and that he was “prudently optimistic” that they would survive “this assassination attempt”.

Drew Evans, superintendent of the criminal apprehension office, said the authorities actively sought a suspect.

Autopsies will be made to determine the extent of the injuries, but Hortman and his spouse died of ball injury, said Evans.

Hoffman, a democrat, was elected for the first time in 2012. He heads Hoffman Strategic Advisors, a consulting firm. Previously, he was vice-president of the Anoka Hennepin School Board, which manages the largest school district in Minnesota. Hoffman is married and has a daughter.

Hortman is the first Democratic leader of the House in the state legislature and former president of the chamber. She was elected for the first time in 2004. Hortman, a lawyer, is married and has two children.

Hoffman and Hortman represent districts located north of Minneapolis.

Giffords, the national organization for the prevention of armed violence led by the former deputy Gabrielle Giffords, published the following declaration.

“I am horrified and my heart broken by last night’s attack against two patriotic officials,” said Giffords.

“My family and I know very well the horror of a targeted shooting. An attack on legislators is an attack on American democracy itself. Managers must express themselves and condemn violent fog extremism that threatens all that this country represents. “

Giffords was shot in the head in 2011 by a shooter who killed six people and injured 12 others. She left Congress in January 2012 to focus on her recovery.