Democratic state politician dead, another shot in targeted attack in Minnesota…

[Ammi]

A Democratic state politician has been killed and another has been injured after "targeted shootings" in the US, officials say


Melissa Hortman and her husband have been killed, he says. John Hoffman and his wife are recovering after surgery, he adds

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says the attack at the lawmakers' homes in two towns near Minneapolis "appears to be a politically motivated assassination"

The shootings took place in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, two neighbouring cities near Minneapolis

A shelter-in-place order has been issued by Brooklyn Park Police Department for a three-mile (4.8 km) radius of Edinburgh Golf Course

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgv4y99n7rt

[bots]

America has really gone to ****. Apparently tourism numbers have dropped like a stone too

[Ammi]

…the reports are that the killers posed as police officers…

[Cherie]

Jeez, who will want to be a politican soon?

[MTVN]

America has really gone to ****. Apparently tourism numbers have dropped like a stone too

I'm going to Minneapolis for a wedding in a couple of months. Booked my flights ages ago and they were very expensive but have apparently come down a lot now because of the drop in tourism

[arista]

This is Terrorism in the USA

[Ammi]

Minnesota is reeling after a deadly overnight attack on state lawmakers that authorities are calling a “politically motivated” assassination.

State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their home in Brooklyn Park early Saturday morning.

Just hours earlier, State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot multiple times in a similar attack at their nearby residence. Authorities are “cautiously optimistic” they will survive, Gov. Tim Walz said in a news conference.

The gunman, who remains at large, was impersonating a police officer, authorities said. Inside his car, they found a manifesto naming numerous other lawmakers and public officials.

A community is now sheltering in place as the manhunt for the suspect continues.

…full article…

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/melissa-hortman-shooting-brooklyn-park-minnesota-b2770176.html

[arista]

[The gunman, who remains at large]


Yes,
Dressed as Police Officer helped

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/06/14/18/99378521-0-image-m-11_1749923435551.jpg


[A former appointee of
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz
is being sought by police in connection
with the fatal shooting of a state lawmaker,
according to reports.

Police are searching for
Vance Luther Boelter, 57,
who was appointed by Walz in 2019
to serve a four year stint on the
Governor’s Workforce Development Board,
sources told The New York Post.

It comes after an assailant is thought
to have impersonated a police officer
when they entered the
Champlin residence of
Senator John Hoffman and his
wife early Saturday,
shooting both and leaving
them critically injured.]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14812817/Vance-Luther-Boelter-Tim-Walz-Minnesota-suspect-shooting.html


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgj83q2e562o


https://news.sky.com/story/manhunt-after-us-politician-and-husband-shot-dead-in-politically-motivated-assassination-second-politician-also-targeted-13383649

[Alf]

No way they catch this guy alive to tell his story. I'd take a guess that he's already dead.

I've seen enough mafia movies to see how this goes.

[arista]

Police were close
to arresting him
But after a
shoot out,
he got away on foot.

SkyNews update

[Alf]

This thread started off so promising. But it's quietened down now.

I don't watch msm television, but I'm guessing this story started out as breaking news, but has took a back seat of recent hours.

I'm just saying that because this story, and a story of this calibre has really struggled to get the opinions on here, whereas a big msm story would be on page 7 or 8 by now.

[Maru]

A bit odd he had Nokings gear in his car but went to go shoot someone instead. But maybe he was a distributor.

[Maru]

Insane... they only ran into him coming out of the home because they were doing a check on them knowing who they were and because they were in the area... this all sounds really professionally done.

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[Alf]

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[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/06/14/22/99382819-0-image-m-2_1749938096534.jpg

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14812637/Minnesota-shooting-latest-Cops-gunfight-suspect-shooter-slipped-away.html

[Mystic Mock]

Jeez, who will want to be a politican soon?

I've been wondering that for awhile now.

There's just no level of respect given to any of them, and in current society we do have a lot of people dehumanizing Politicians, which does lead to situations like this.

[arista]

$50,000
reward for information
leading to the killer's arrest.

Ref: CNN HD USA on UK TV Live

[Alf]

I'm guessing this guy was not a MAGA? It's just my observation of human behaviour of members of this forum that makes me think that.

Admit it, it went quiet very quickly, didn't it?

[Alf]

Tim Waltz

When do the connections stop being a coincidence?

That's all I gotta say.

[Maru]

He was caught

[Mystic Mock]

He was caught

That's good news.

[Ammi]

…. State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were shot with 17 bullets in all..9 in the Senator and 8 in Yvette…I’m no expert or authority on these things but that to me doesn’t sound like a professional assassin ….glad he’s caught now and can’t harm anyone else…

[Nicky91]

as the victims were democrats, i think the one responsible is part of MAGA supporters


shooting the senator 9 times, and his wife 8 times is such horrible overkill, disgusting :yuk: :bawling: as if murder wasn't worse enough, this sicko had to really shoot them multiple times



life sentence with no chance of parole is his punishment i may hope

[arista]

He was caught


Yes, Arrested for Murder.


[57-year-old man has been arrested
in the US state of Minnesota on suspicion
of killing a Democratic state lawmaker
and her husband.
The arrest on Sunday night was the
culmination of a huge two-day
manhunt following the deaths of Melissa Hortman,
a Minnesota Democrat,
and her husband Mark.
State Governor Tim Walz called it a
"politically motivated assassination".
Police said Vance Luther Boelter was armed
at the time of his arrest in a rural area
west of Minneapolis, but gave himself
up peacefully when challenged.

The suspect is also alleged to have shot
and wounded Democratic State Senator
John Hoffman, and his wife Yvette,
who are both now awake in hospital.

Mrs Hoffman said on Sunday
that both felt "incredibly lucky to be alive."]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5v5l4eylyo

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/06/16/07/99409775-0-image-m-8_1750055767590.jpg

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14815467/Minnesota-shooting-suspect-Vance-Boelter-arrested.html

[Ammi]

…I read that his bail has been set at five million dollars…it’s hard to fathom why/how he would be eligible for bail at all, he apparently had a manifesto of everyone he intended to kill…

[bots]

…I read that his bail has been set at five million dollars…it’s hard to fathom why/how he would be eligible for bail at all, he apparently had a manifesto of everyone he intended to kill…

i would imagine that will be appealed if it looks likely to be paid