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He wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife but didn’t come into contact with the two other DFL legislators, investigators say.
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in politically motivated shootings early Saturday, Gov. Tim Walz said. Authorities have also identified a suspect who is still at large.
Sophie and Colin Hortman, the adult children of Mark and Melissa, say they are "devastated and heartbroken" by their parents' shocking killings by suspected assassain Vance Boelter, but say they are safe and with loved ones.
Wendy Thomas was on the phone with her father when she saw someone in a field in Green Isle, Minnesota, on Sunday night. Thomas watched as the person reached a culvert and squatted, she told Minneapolis ABC affiliate KSTP.
A suspect is in custody after Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot Saturday, while State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded.
After the man suspected in the killing of state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, faces federal and state charges, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison tells MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell that the suspect is going to be held accountable for his “crimes against both the people of the United States and the people of Minnesota.
Minnesota resident Kevin Effertz speaks to Fox News Digital at the exact spot where authorities nabbed Vance Boelter, accused of killing lawmakers Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman. (Fox News Digital)