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2 Minnesota lawmakers shot at their homes, 1 dead in politically motivated shootings, governor says

2 Minnesota lawmakers shot at their homes, 1 dead in politically motivated shootings, governor says


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Two Minnesota lawmakers — a senator and a state representative — and their spouses were shot in their homes early Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz says were politically motivated shootings. Former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband have died, he says.

Gov. Tim Walz said the Saturday shootings were targeted

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Law enforcement officers including, local police, sheriffs and the FBI, set up less than two kilometres from a shooting in Brooklyn Park, Minn., on Saturday. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune/The Associated Press)

Two Minnesota lawmakers — a senator and a state representative — and their spouses were shot in their homes early Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz says were politically motivated shootings.

Former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband have died, he said.

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