Police recovered a list of names of various legislators and other officers in the fake police car that a suspect used shots against two minnesota legislators.
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley said the recovered writings identified many legislators and other officers. The writings were discovered when the officers searched a fake police car who believe they were used by the suspect.
Democrat Melissa Hortman, former mayor of Minnesota, and her husband were shot and killed early Saturday at her home in Brooklyn Park.
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A second state legislator, Democratic Senator John Hoffman and his wife, were shot several times in Champlin, a city 14 kilometers from Brooklyn Park, a way that takes 15 minutes by car to be done. Officers say both Hortman and Hoffman were on the list found in the suspect’s car.
“When we searched the vehicle, there was a manifesto that identified many legislators and other officers. We immediately made alerts to the state. We took action to warn them and provide security where necessary,” said Bruley. Authorities were actively looking for a suspect in the hours of the shootings.
Governor Tim Walz said Hortman and Hoffman were deliberately targeted. “All of us, in Minnesota and the country, should position ourselves against all forms of political violence,” Walz said at a press conference on Saturday. “Those responsible for this will be held responsible.”
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Who were the targets of the attack
At the time of his death, Melissa Hortman was the highest level democrat in the state legislature. She has also chaired the local chamber. He was first elected in 2004. The former deputy and her husband had two children.
John Hoffman, also a Democrat, was first elected in 2012 and represents a district north of Minneapolis. He and his wife have a daughter.
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Understand the investigations
Drew Evans, a criminal Bureau superintendent, said authorities were actively looking for the suspect. Autopsies will be made to determine the extension of injuries, but Hortman and his spouse died of bullet injuries said Evans.
Public Security Commissioner Bob Jacobson said the suspect was passing by a police officer. “The suspect has explored the confidence that our uniforms represent. This betrayal is deeply disturbing to those of us who use insignia with honor and responsibility,” he said.
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Police chief Mark Bruley said the suspect fled the back of Hortman’s house after a shot at the police. “The suspect was dressed as a uniformed officer and operating a vehicle that“ looked exactly with a squad SUV car. It was equipped with lights, emergency lights and looked exactly like a police vehicle, ”said the commissioner.
Politicians manifest themselves
President Donald Trump stated in a White House statement that the FBI would join the investigation. “Our Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and the FBI are investigating the situation, and they will sue anyone involved with all the rigor of the law. Such horrendous violence will not be tolerated in the United States of America. God bless the great people of Minnesota, a truly wonderful place!”
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The mayor of Minnesota, Lisa Demuth, a Cold Spring Republican, called the attack “Evil” and said she was “desolate beyond the words” for the murders of Hortman and her husband, Mark. “With the response of the ongoing security forces and the details still emerging, I simply ask all the inhabitants of Minnesota who, please pray the victims of this horrible attack, as well as the people of the security forces who are still working to seize the author,” Demuth said in a statement.
The shootings took place at a time when political leaders across the country were attacked, harassed, and intimidated over a period of deep political divisions.
The Giffords organization, which fights for violence prevention and is led by former deputy Gabrielle Giffords, a statement released. “My family and I know the horror of a targeted shooting very well,” the entity said. “An attack on legislators is an attack on American democracy itself. Leaders must speak and condemn the violent extremism that fosters and that threatens everything this country represents.”
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Giffords was shot in the head in 2011 by a shooter who killed six people and injured 12 others. She resigned to Congress in January 2012 to focus on her recovery.
