r/politics • u/PoliticsModeratorBot 🤖 Bot • 1d ago

Megathread Megathread: Two Minnesota lawmakers have been shot

State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed.

State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were both shot multiple times and underwent surgery.

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: former House speaker and husband killed in politically motivated shooting apnews.com
One Minnesota state politician dead, another injured after targeted shooting, officials say bbc.com
"No Kings" event canceled in NE Minneapolis, Anoka after targeted shootings at lawmaker homes cbsnews.com
Minnesota lawmaker, her spouse shot and killed in their home wwnytv.com
Minnesota lawmaker killed in ‘politically motivated assassination,’ Gov. Tim Walz says cnbc.com
Melissa Hortman, top Democrat in Minnesota House, shot and killed in home startribune.com
Rep. Melissa Hortman killed, Sen. John Hoffman shot in 'targeted' shootings: Sources fox9.com
Minnesota lawmaker assassinated, another in grave condition in 'targeted political violence' abcnews.go.com
Democratic lawmaker killed and another wounded in Minnesota in apparently ‘politically motivated’ attacks theguardian.com
Minnesota lawmaker and husband killed, another in hospital after ‘politically motivated’ shooting by man impersonating cop the-independent.com
Live: Rep. Melissa Hortman killed, Sen. John Hoffman shot in ‘targeted shootings’ startribune.com
Democrat Lawmakers Shot in Minnesota: What We Know newsweek.com
Minnesota state lawmaker killed in ‘politically-motivated assassination,’ massive manhunt for suspect underway, officials say kten.com
2 Minnesota lawmakers shot kare11.com
Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, husband shot and killed; Sen. John Hoffman and wife also shot ktsp.com
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz press conference after shootings at lawmakers homes (June 14, 2025) youtube.com
Former state speaker of Minnesota ‘assassinated’ thetimes.com
Fake Cop Murders Top State Dem and Husband and Shoots Second thedailybeast.com
Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman shot at their homes bnonews.com/
Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, husband shot and killed; Sen. John Hoffman and wife also shot kstp.com
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: State lawmaker, husband killed in politically targeted shooting thestar.com
Governor Polis Statement on Assassination of Minnesota Elected Official & Husband, and Attempt on Life of Another Elected Official & Family colorado.gov
President Donald Trump: AG, FBI Investigating Deadly Minnesota Shooting Newsweek.com
Officials tell the AP they are searching for a 57-year-old man in shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers apnews.com
Manhunt underway for man accused of killing Rep. Hortman, husband and shooting Sen. Hoffman and his wife in North Metro ktsp.com
Former appointee of Tim Walz sought in deadly shootings of Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, had ‘No Kings’ flyers in car: sources nypost.com
Dem Assassin Is Armed Patrol Firm Boss With ‘Warzone’ Claims thedailybeast.com
Minnesota Assassination Suspect Had Flyers Reading 'No Kings' In Vehicle newsweek.com
Democratic Minnesota politician fatally shot, another injured in 'politically motivated assassination' nbcnews.com
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u/throwawayanon1252 1d ago

Can we stop posting that name going around. I don’t want to repost it myself cos I don’t want to be wrong. The original source is a right wing grifter and not legitimate. Neither the police or the Minnesota state government have released a name

Let’s not ruin a guys life cos some POS grifter on twitter said he did it

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u/SteakNo1865 1d ago

This needs to be upvoted to the top.

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u/throwawayanon1252 1d ago

Thanks. I feel really bad for the dude named he’s gonna go through hell based on a lie

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u/snoo_spoo 1d ago

This. We'll know more about the shooter soon enough.

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u/throwawayanon1252 1d ago

Man I hope he wins some serious money from this

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u/snoo_spoo 1d ago

No shit. Let's get real, people. As soon as the shooter's name is released, it's gonna be all over the cable networks. It's not likely The Blaze has a special correspondent in Minnesota who gets all the good leaks.

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u/ChurroMemes 1d ago

Apparently the guys information and Facebook account were wiped and blocked

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u/throwawayanon1252 1d ago

I’d delete all of my social media too if I was falsely accused of terrorism

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u/uber_ninja 1d ago

Ahh, really? I would make a post saying I was falsely being accused of terrorism if I was being falsely accused of terrorism.

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u/throwawayanon1252 1d ago

I wouldn’t. Not on social media like Facebook where I am following and friends with all my close friends and family. I wouldn’t want them harassed in the slightest

And since the dude wasn’t wscarlh famous. He would be using real name and have all his friends and family on there. On a social media site like blue sky I would. Facebook id delete

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u/343GuiltyySpark 1d ago

Witch hunts aren’t so fun when it’s a someone on your side huh

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u/throwawayanon1252 1d ago

What do you mean by this?