
Wife of Minnesota senator targeted in shooting provides update
Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman's wife shared an update after a shooting injured the couple at their home early Saturday morning.
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Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman's wife shared an update after a shooting injured the couple at their home early Saturday morning.
A manhunt in Minneapolis entered its second day after Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed while Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife are recovering in the hospital after being shot. Gov. Tim Walz called the attack an "act of "targeted political violence." Lilia Luciano reports from Minneapolis.
For the second straight day, law enforcement officials are searching for 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.
Former Minnesota State Rep. Ryan Winkler, Sen. Zach Duckworth, R-Lakeville, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar spoke with CBS News Minnesota on Saturday after learning Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in what officials described as "politically motivated" shootings earlier in the day.
Early Saturday, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded, in separate shootings at their homes. Authorities are searching for a 57-year-old suspect in connection with what Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has called "politically motivated" shootings. Jennifer Mayerle reports.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota told CBS News Minnesota that slain state Rep. Melissa Hortman was "friends with everyone," balancing a busy career and life as a wife and mother. Hortman and her husband were killed Saturday in what officials called politically motivated shootings. Klobuchar also said she hopes for the quick recovery of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife who were also shot and injured.
The suspect in the Minnesota lawmaker shootings is still at large on Saturday, hours after the crimes took place. CBS News' Crime and Public Safety Unit senior coordinating producer Anna Schecter has more on how police will conduct their search.
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were injured in politically motivated shootings on Saturday, officials said. The suspect was identified as 57-year-old Vance Boelter. Authorities gave an update about the ongoing investigation. CBS News Minnesota reporter Adam Duxter has more.
Law enforcement officials are searching for 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter in the shootings of two Minnesota politicians and their spouses early Saturday, officials said. Here's the latest on the manhunt and investigation from CBS News Minnesota.
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