Democratic state politician killed and another injured in targeted attack | BBC News

A Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband were shot and killed in their home early on Saturday morning in what Governor Tim Walz called a "act of targeted political violence".

Walz said House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband were killed.

State Senator John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife were targeted in their home as well.

They were shot multiple times and are out of surgery, Walz said at a news conference.

Walz said the targeted shootings occurred in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, neighbouring cities to Minneapolis. A manhunt is underway for a suspect.

Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Ruley said a suspect was impersonating a police officer.

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