Melissa Hortman, next to Tim Walz, in 2020
Former Chamber of the Chamber of Minnesota, Democrat Melissa Hortman, and her husband were shot dead on Saturday, in a “murder with political motivation.”
The governor of Minnesota, Tim Walzconfirmed, at a press conference, that Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in a murder with political motivation.
“We all owe, in Minnesota and throughout the country, to oppose all forms of political violence,” said Walz, promising “criminals will be held responsible.”
Hortman was the leading Democratic leader in the Legislative Chamber of the State of Minnesota and is a former Housewoman, having been elected for the first time in 2004.
In this incident, a According to parliamentarian and his wife were shot and injured. The viewed was the state senator John Hoffman, Democrat, first elected in 2012, which lived 12 kilometers from Hortman.
According to, Hoffman is in serious condition.
Both Hoffman and Hortman represented districts located in northern Minneapolis.
The suspect, who according to (AP), was Dress as a policecontinues to Mount. Within their vehicle, the authorities found a manifesto with the name of several state representatives.
The US Attorney General, Pam Bondiit has already reacted to these events vehemently condemning the murder and adding that the Federal Police, the FBI, was on site working in conjunction with local authorities.
“This terrible political violence will not be tolerated And it will be processed to the maximum extension of the law, ”said the prosecutor on social network X.
Trump condemns attack
The president of the United States, Donald Trumpcondemned the “terrible shooting” in Minnesota, which was directed against state legislators.
In a statement shared by the White House Secretary at X, Trump says: “I was informed about the terrible shooting that took place in Minnesota, which seems to be a Attack directed against state legislators”.
“Our Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and the FBI are investigating the situation and will process all those involved in the full length of the law. This horrible violence will not be tolerated in the US. God bless the great people of Minnesota, a truly fantastic place,” he added.
