Investigators found a cowboy hat near the vehicle and were working to determine whether it belongs to Boelter.

The Minnesota Vikings have released a statement on the assassination of Rep. Melissa Hordman and her husband, Mark.

Minnesota was on edge Sunday after House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot Saturday in their Brooklyn Park home, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife survived the assassin’s attack at their home in Champlin.

A dedicated volunteer who taught Sunday school and loved dogs. A lawyer who served as a Girl Scout Leader and worked at her dad’s auto parts store. A mother and wife whose husband was killed alongside her.

ST. PAUL, Minn.— Minnesota Democrats controlled the state legislature by the slimmest of margins when they passed a sweeping liberal agenda two years ago. Led by House Speaker Melissa Hortman, they codified the right to abortion in the state constitution ...

But there was a caring, apolitical gracefulness as well to Hortman, colleagues said. Garofalo said that in the days after the 2022 elections, when Democrats took control of state

Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in politically motivated shootings overnight, Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday. Authorities have also identified a suspect who is still at large.

Democratic Sen. John Hoffman, his wife, and House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman were injured in what the governor describes as targeted shootings.