Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed, State Sen. John Hoffman wounded in 'targeted political violence'
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A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.

Two Minnesota state lawmakers were shot in apparent “targeted” incidents on Saturday that left them in grave condition, officials said, and a manhunt is now underway for the gunman.

A source familiar with the matter tells ABC News that the victims are state Sen. John Hoffman and state Rep. Melissa Hortman.

Both were shot at their homes and authorities believe the shooter was impersonating law enforcement, the source said.

  • frezik@midwest.social
    3·
    2 days ago

    Actual impersonation. From a CNN article:

    Around 3:35 a.m., another call came in when officers were proactively checking on Hortman’s home. When Brooklyn Park police officers arrived they noticed that there was a police vehicle in the driveway with emergency lights on and what appeared to be a police officer at the door, coming out of the house, officials said. That individual immediately fired a weapon at them, Evans said, and exchanged gunfire took place during which the suspect was able to escape.

    https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/14/us/minneapolis-targeted-shooting

    I don’t think a cop doing this would shoot back at other cops. They’d report back that the perp was long gone and they saw nothing.

    Edit: lol, the guy is a rent-a-cop

      • atticus88th@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 days ago

        Police auction old cruisers and explorers all the time. For some reason each department gets shiny new ones every 2 years.

        They are usually stripped of most LE equipment but many still have the bumpers and hookups for light bars. Wouldn’t take much to get it looking legit again.

        Some people do just to fuck around with other people.

        • Hadriscus@jlai.lu
          1·
          2 days ago

          oh wow. I assumed there would be protections in place to prevent that kind of thing