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Melissa Hortman Murder: Democratic State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were shot dead in Minnesota, USA. The incident occurred at his house in Brooklyn Park area. When the police arrived for investigation at around 1 pm on Saturday (June 14), a suspect was seen coming out in a police uniform.
Senator John Hoffman and his wife attacked
The second incident occurred in the Champlin area, where the Democratic State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yeweight were firing. Both were seriously injured and underwent surgery. Doctors said that they are out of danger. The attack took place around 11:30 am on Saturday morning.
Hit list of MPs received from suspect’s car
Police said that a list has been recovered from the suspect’s car, in which the names of several other MPs including Melissa and Hoffman are registered. It is feared that this attacker is targeting leaders under a planned scheme. The security of the leaders whose names are in the list have been increased.
The message was sent to the roommate
The suspect of Minnesota shooting sent a message to his roommate at 6 am. In this message he wrote, “I have taken some wrong decisions. I don’t want you to get caught in it, but maybe I die soon.”
Suspicious absconding
The suspected police officer was wearing a uniform and also had a tazer, badge and jacket. The car he came from also looked like the Squad SUV of the police. The police have seized the car, but the attacker is still absconding.
Advice to people to be alert
In Brooklyn Park and Champlin, people have been asked to stay indoors. Also, it has been warned that if a lonely person knocks the door in a police uniform, call 911 immediately and do not open the door. It is advisable to open the door only when two police officers are together.
Governor and Trump expressed concern
Minnesota Governor Tim Walj called the incident as a politics -motivated attack and said that “Melissa was a brilliant public servant, he could not take any place.” At the same time, former President Donald Trump also called the attack as “terrible firing” and said that it seems to be a target attack against the MPs of the state. He informed that Attorney General Palm Bondi and FBI are investigating the matter and strict action will be taken against the culprits.