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Manhunt Is On for Suspected Killer of Democrats in Minnesota

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz held a press conference on the assassination of two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses who were shot Saturday. Walz said it was likely a targeted political attack by a suspect impersonating a police officer.Source: Bloomberg

Takeaways

A manhunt was under way Saturday for a suspect who shot two Democratic Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses and carried a manifesto listing other politicians and abortion providers in the state.

Minnesota’s Democratic House leader Melissa Hortman, 55, and her husband, Mark, were both shot and killed at their home by a man impersonating a law-enforcement officer, down to a vehicle that looked like a cruiser with lights and sirens, state authorities said. The suspect fled the Hortmans’ house on foot.