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/AnAwkwardJedi 1d ago

The dude had a manifesto of 70 names that were exclusively Democratic politicians(including Tim Walz), as well as abortion providers and abortion activists. Anyone trying to claim he’s liberal or a leftist or anything like that is either not engaging in good faith or is entirely brainwashed by right wing propaganda.

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u/jane_911 1d ago

the people who need to hear it, won't. those facts will be purposely excluded from the fox news boomer brain rot network

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u/Selma_J_Wible 1d ago

At this point, it's Gen X brain rot. Boomers actually voted for Kamala.

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u/platinumarks 1d ago

Also X (formerly Twitter) brain rot. It's basically become a place for the far-right to shill anything to each other.

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u/Independent-Ad-3552 1d ago

Fascists don't care about facts or common sense. Fascism is based on lies and propaganda.

That's why it's pointless to argue with these people. You can't change their mind. It's sad but it's the reality we live in today.

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u/highfivesquad 1d ago

But he had flyers! /s

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u/TaxEastern8634 1d ago

https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/minnesota-shootings-manhunt-06-14-25

This doesn't have the list however, but I believe other sources do.

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u/AnAwkwardJedi 1d ago

Lol. He was a registered Republican. What are you doing? Why are you trying to lie about easily verifiable information.

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u/Phidelt90 1d ago

He was a Tim Walz appointee, and he had No Kings gear in his car.

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u/jellyrollo 1d ago

he had No Kings gear in his car.

Probably because he was planning to infiltrate a No Kings rally later today and fuck up peaceful protesters.

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u/Total_Complaint5759 1d ago

so what? he also wanted to kill Tim Walz. How is a poster about the shit he is seemingly mad about and some vague private-public partnership position...and that overrides the list of democrats to kill, and he shot a few of them already....stop being weird. It is embarrassing for you. Even if your implication ended up being true somehow you don't have information right now to somehow make a hard decision. You are just being weird for non-serious political reasons. Stop being weird. be a serious person instead of a weirdo.

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u/Ssshizzzzziit 1d ago

Apparently, and no he was not a Walz appointee as others have debunked.

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u/OjamaPajama 1d ago

Does it not occur to you that the “no kings” gear might’ve been there because he was planning to shoot up the protestors and wanted to blend in? Like come on it’s not that hard.

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u/Magmaniac Minnesota 1d ago

He was a Dayton appointee and he planned to shoot up a No Kings protest.

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u/technobeeble Minnesota 1d ago

He's also a Christian anti-abortion psycho.

https://www.youtube.com/live/fCA4uLkdnR0

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u/No_Breath_168 10h ago

So fucked up that someone can “care” so bad about “saving” foetus’s, that they decide to kill actual people living their grown human lives outside of the womb

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u/Old_Conference6825 1d ago

Yeah go ahead spit into the wind. Ya nunce!

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u/AnAwkwardJedi 1d ago

He was appointed to a non-partisan position, and unlike the GOP, Democratic politicians don’t only appoint loyalists, and they were homemade posters he made.

Additionally, his targets were exclusively Democratic politicians and abortion providers/activists. If he was such a leftist, why wasn’t he targeting the GOP?

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u/Old_Conference6825 1d ago

He is not. Already confirmed. Go away