4w ago

2 Minnesota lawmakers shot in apparent 'targeted' incidents, in grave condition; manhunt underway

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Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed, State Sen. John Hoffman wounded in 'targeted political violence'

Two Minnesota state lawmakers were shot in apparent "targeted" incidents on Saturday that left them in grave condition, officials said, and a manhunt is now underway for the gunman.

A source familiar with the matter tells ABC News that the victims are state Sen. John Hoffman and state Rep. Melissa Hortman.

Both were shot at their homes and authorities believe the shooter was impersonating law enforcement, the source said.

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4w ago

2 Minnesota lawmakers shot in 'targeted' incident: Officials

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4w ago

2 Minnesota lawmakers shot in 'targeted' incident: Officials

abcnews.go.com /US/2-minnesota-lawmakers-shot-targeted-incident-officials/story

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Both Hoffman and Hortman are Democrats. Hortman is the former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Not surprised that it was Democrats that were shot and not Republicans.

Both were shot at their homes and authorities believe the shooter was impersonating law enforcement, the source said.
Impersonating law enforcement, or actual law enforcement? If they don't have the suspect in custody yet, they have no idea whether they were impersonating law enforcement.
- i'd agree but if you read into how they discovered Hortman and her spouse it's because police were sent to the house of Sen. Hoffman and when they arrived they found him and his wife shot which caused them to proactively check on Sen. Hortman and her husband, but when they arrived they found her and her husband dead. doesn't make it not a cop but imitating them is far more common and this sounds politically motivated. they also found the suspect's manifesto with a list of names in his car outside Hortman's home.
  
  At this point I wouldn't trust police reporting on themselves. Impersonated or otherwise.
  If it was an active cop who did thw shooting and the police found evidence of this. Would they claim it was an impersonator or tell us the truth?
  
  The article has been updated on this matter. They are now reporting that the officers encountered the suspect at Sen. Hortman's home when they arrived and exchanged gunfire.
  After Hoffman was shot, officers were heading to pro-actively check on Hortman when they encountered the suspect at Hortman's Brooklyn Park home around 3:35 a.m., Evans said.
  The officers found a person who was dressed as a police officer -- wearing a vest and a badge, and with a Taser and other equipment -- at the door, coming out of Hortman's house, police said.
  The suspect fired at the officers; gunfire was exchanged and the suspect was able to escape and flee on foot, authorities said.
  The suspect's vehicle -- which looked like a police vehicle, including police lights -- was in Hortman's driveway, authorities said.
  As for how he got the gear and vehicle, the suspect and his wife run Praetorian Guard Services which advertises itself as a provider of armed security. They have weapons, body armor, tasers, and use Ford Explorer SUVs just like the local police do.
- Law enforcement are the ones breaking the law, being violent, and terrorizing communities right now.
  Regardless of whether this was law enforcement or impersonators, we must start recognizing law enforcement as the state's apparatuses for violence that it is.
  The problem is not people pretending to be cops, it IS cops. Both historically and today.
- Actual impersonation. From a CNN article:
  Around 3:35 a.m., another call came in when officers were proactively checking on Hortman’s home. When Brooklyn Park police officers arrived they noticed that there was a police vehicle in the driveway with emergency lights on and what appeared to be a police officer at the door, coming out of the house, officials said. That individual immediately fired a weapon at them, Evans said, and exchanged gunfire took place during which the suspect was able to escape.
  https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/14/us/minneapolis-targeted-shooting
  I don't think a cop doing this would shoot back at other cops. They'd report back that the perp was long gone and they saw nothing.
  Edit: lol, the guy is a rent-a-cop
  
  How did they get a police car ?
  
  There's nothing lol about this.

Arm yourselves. They have begun to purge.
- Don't just arm yourself.
  Begin to collect information. Take mental notes on suspicious vehicles. Of a certain kind. Begin regular meetings with birds of a feather. Keep connecting with like minded people. Develop, even a limited understanding, of opsec and infosec. Learn a bit of GIS. Get onto a secure messaging system.

Well it's a GOOD THING Democrats are being Non Violent and Playing By The Rules! OTHERWISE Republicans might have excuses to ~~break into their homes with Hammers~~ ~~break Into their Offices while Wielding Weapons~~ ~~Attack their Office Buildings~~ Shoot them Point Blank! I'm sure as LONG as Democrats continue being Respectful this WONT happen again!
- You forgot kidnap. There was an attempt.
- Senator Elizabeth Gandhi Warren of Massachusetts had this to say:

Members of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL)
- It's functionlly the same thing as the Democratic party.
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party
  It's just what the state party calls itself.
  
  Names like that are typically because of a merger, which the link confirms.

FOUR... four were shot. 2 are dead, 2 critically injured.
I went looking for a story to test posting on Piefed... first thing I find is a quadruple assassination attempt. 😬

This is terrorism.

fuck republicans they're all god damn traitors, even the ones who just voted Republican. I'm so disgusted with so many people in this country, even family. fuckers.
- There is no Republican Party any more, it's the MAGA Nazi Party now, and ALL MAGAs are violent traitors and terrorists.

It's worth noting that Democrats had a majority of one seat in the Minnesota legislature, until this person killed one Democratic representative and tried to kill another.

Yeah - I’m never going to the states again. Fuck that shithole country.

y'know it doesn't bother me to target politicians but i just know the people who did this are fascists and i wouldn't be surprised if this was partly in response to the ICE protests in LA and how Trump and his team of demons are categorizing the demonstrations as liberal lefty chaos. these fascists ruin the effectiveness of a good execution.

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