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Minnesota Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman, fatally shot in a targeted attack, recently made headlines as the only House Democratic vote to repeal healthcare for illegal immigrants
Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband were shot at their home in Brooklyn Park, a city north of Minneapolis, on Saturday morning by a man dressed as a police officer, authorities said. Police are still searching for the suspect, named by the FBI as 57-year-old Vance Boelter, who escaped following a shootout with officers.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and other elected officials from the Bay State say they are “horrified” by the brazen shootings that left one Minnesota lawmaker dead and another injured.
A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.
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Even as the national political discourse has grown hyperpartisan in recent years, Minnesota had kept a foothold on its own traditions.
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State Rep. Melissa Hortman, the House’s Democratic leader and former speaker, was shot to death early Saturday.
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