Two MN Lawmakers Shot in Their Homes

[MN2theMax]

Source: KSTP ABC News

Minnesota state senator John Hoffman in Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park were reportedly shot in their homes by a gunman impersonating a police officer.

Read more: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/sources-say-two-minnesota-lawmakers-have-been-shot/

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Well, this is a frightening start to the day. Suspect(s) still at large.

[Marthe48]

1. Conditions unknown

Spouses were shot too.

This is unacceptable, assassinating politicians and their spouses.

[Ocelot II]

8. It's a lot worse than ridiculous. It's terrifying.

Two Democratic legislators shot in their homes by someone impersonating a police officer? This happened in my state in suburbs of my city. WTF?

[Marthe48]

12. My vocabulary is failing

I doubt that the assassination of political figures will cause the (formerly) s.c. to make changes to the course they're on. They won't realize that no one is immune from murder by gun until the gun is pointed at them.

It just occurred to me: how do they know the guy i impersonating a cop? What if he's a cop, impersonating a human being?

My heart goes out to the families and survivors.

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. No source for her dying, however

It (currently) links to a Fox 9 report for the shooting, but that says "What we don't know: We are waiting to confirm the condition of the two lawmakers and their spouses. "

The death date was added by an anonymous edit that just said "killed by some fake cop" without attribution, and that phrase, but not the date, was then removed. Don't place any weight on this anonymous claim.

... and within seconds, someone (not me) has removed the death date.

[Marthe48]

13. Thanks

I'll edit my post. I wondered how it Wiki got inside news so fast.

[MoonchildCA]

46. The article I read says their condition is unknown, but grave.

https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/06/minnesota-hoffman-hortman-shooting/

This is horrific.

[LiberalBrooke]

56. Speaker of the house Melissa Hortman and her husband did not survive.

State Senator Hoffman and his wife are out of surgery. Yes, both are Dems. So sad

[Marthe48]

59. Sad news

I hope they haven't died in vain.

[AllyCat]

64. OMG. 😱

This is horrible.

[ShazzieB]

69. This is so tragic. 😥

And, they are/were both Dems!

The first thing I did was look up their party affiliations. Anyone else smell a huge MAGA skunk in the woodpile here?

[SergeStorms]

93. The MAGA "final solution."

This is exactly what republicans want. Ruling (not governing) through fear, intimidation, and death, if necessary.
Failure to comply with their fascist intentions will result in removal - by any means necessary - from their glorious coup d'ètat.

[lonely bird]

63. Rep. Hartman and her husband died

Just saw an alert.

[Bayard]

2. DAMN!

I don't see in the article whether they're Dem or thug.

[MN2theMax]

4. Both Dems

Hortman was speaker of the House.

[SharonAnn]

83. Former speaker of the house, through last December, 2025

[Marthe48]

5. Both Dems, DFL party

The suspect is white, impersonating police.

[LiberalArkie]

6. Democratic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Hortman

[mjvpi]

3. Holy shit. Watch, it will be a pardoned January Sixer.

[SergeStorms]

95. Who'll be pardoned once again.

"He was exercising his 1st and 2nd amendment rights." 😢

[YepYep]

7. Of course

Both are from the Democratic Party. Are the pogroms starting?

[sop]

17. DFL, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

[SunSeeker]

9. Horrifying. Like the cosplay ICE agents kidnapping our neighbors off the streets. nt

[sop]

22. Wonder where the shooter got the idea to dress up as a LEO to commit his crime?

Other criminals have used the same MO in recent days. What are innocent Americans supposed to do now when approached in their homes by armed, masked strangers, dressed up as law enforcement, refusing to identify themselves? Resist, fight back, possibly be brutalized or shot? Yet another consequence of Trump ignoring the rule of law and due process

[SunSeeker]

24. Exactly. Trump is the best thing to happen to criminals, ever!

[soldierant]

92. Considering the way ICE dresses up as gangsters, even with masks,

I would be inclined to be very suspicious of a cop who dressed like a cop

[SergeStorms]

96. Maybe not "dressed up" at all?

Lawn enforcement is littered with white supremacist, power-mad, right-wingnuts. The vehicle used for his escape was reportedly that of a LEO, or a close copy thereof.
The uniform.
The vehicle.
The weapon.
The expertise with said weapon........ = ?
We'll know shortly.

[SorellaLaBefana]

10. And so the day starts

Interesting that the party affiliations are not (as of this time) being given in the news report.

[SorellaLaBefana]

14. USA Today doesn't even mention the victims were lawmakers

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/06/14/shootings-minnesota-champlin-brooklyn-park/84200274007/

[SorellaLaBefana]

16. Oddly, the local Fox Station has the best reporting I've found so far

https://www.fox9.com/news/melissa-hortman-john-hoffman-lawmakers-shot-minnesota

[Ocelot II]

21. Local Fox broadcase stations aren't propaganda outlets like the national cable station.

This one is pretty neutral, does a decent job with local stories.

[ananda]

25. Yes, agree. Fox tv shows were really progressive and out there too.

I haven't watched local Fox in awhile since I cut the cable.

I only stream PBS shows now.

[wryter2000]

29. Agreed

Our local Fox affiliate is okay

[progree]

31. I found the Fox9 to be the most detailed and emphathetic reporting on Somali-Americans in a burning building

and also continued reporting on the condition of the survivors in the aftermath, and the fundraisers on their behalf, more so than any of the other local news outlets.

This was on a very cold icy day in January 2014, and I was following the story on several local news stations - CBS, NBC, ABC, MPR as well as Fox9. And posting updates here on DU.

They were living in apartments above a store in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis (sometimes called Little Mogadishu) when a natural gas fire engulfed the building. (Two doors south of Palmer's Bar).

Three deaths, several injuries.

A one year retrospective (with picture taken the next morning) --
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/01/01/cedar-fire

[Mr.WeRP]

23. And MN House is tied and Senate has Dems with a 1 seat majority

This is a coup.

[Ocelot II]

36. The legislature doesn't reconvene until January, and if it becomes necessary

to replace anybody (I hope not), the governor will call a special election. Since there will be no legislating for another 7 months I suspect this was intended as a warning and a threat at least as much as an attempt to change the balance of the legislature.

[progree]

15. One of the suspects was taken into custody in Brooklyn Park

One of the suspects was taken into custody in Brooklyn Park after an officer-involved shooting. The second suspect is still at large.

https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/06/minnesota-hoffman-hortman-shooting/

Nothing about the conditions of the victims in the article at this moment

[SorellaLaBefana]

18. Thanks for this update

[Mr.WeRP]

19. This is civil war. Trumpers are out to kill liberals

And this is just the beginning.

[Evolve Dammit]

20. Frightening indeed. Attempted murder instigated after laughing off Paul Pelosi. This has roots. Hope they live and perp

caught

[riversedge]

26. TWO different locations** Both close to Mpls but still a drive between the two........

I used to live in Mpls --so know the area somewhat.
We used to go boating on the Mississippi near Champlin
So horrible for this to happen.



Breaking News
Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman shot at their homes
https://bnonews.com/index.php/2025/06/minnesota-hoffman-hortman-shooting/
Published on June 14, 2025

By BNO News
Melissa Hortman (D) and John Hoffman (D)

Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Representative Melissa Hortman, along with their spouses, have been shot by men dressed as police officers who showed up at their homes in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, according to law enforcement sources and local media.

The first shooting happened just after 2 a.m. on Saturday at the Champlin home of State Senator John Hoffman, a Democrat who has served in the Minnesota Senate since 2013. Hoffman suffered at least two gunshot wounds while his wife Yvette was shot three times.

A second shooting happened a few miles south, near the Edinburgh Golf Course in Brooklyn Park, at the home of State Representative Melissa Hortman, who has served in the House since 2005. She’s also the Democratic leader in the Minnesota House. Both Hortman and her husband Mark were shot.

There is currently no official word on the conditions of the victims.


“Police are looking for a suspect in multiple targeted shootings who is armed and dangerous,” Brooklyn Park Police said in an emergency alert sent to residents at 5:30 a.m. “Suspect is white male, brown hair, wearing black body armor over blue shirt and blue pants and may misrepresent himself as law enforcement.”

A second emergency alert sent at 7 a.m. confirmed that the suspect is dressed like a police officer. “Do not approach and do not answer door unless two officers approach together. Call 911 to verify officer identity first,” it said.....................

[Ol Janx Spirit]

27. And who NOW thinks that Felon-47 would not like to pardon them for doing his bidding?

Since it was done in a state he can't pardon those murder charges, but if it was done in DC--like with the J6 felons--he could. And a friendly red-state governor with pardon power could also go along with him... It feels so chillingly inevitable. You can imagine the horrible rhetoric that will preceded the public signing ceremony.

And then it will be open season on any Democrat.

He and MAGA have broken something in the soul of this nation.

Apparently to break a soul you only need to not have one....

[OldBaldy1701E]

30. 'Something' was broken around here long before that orange gibbon took office for the first time.

We just didn't want to admit it.

We still don't want to be completely honest about it.

[Kali999]

28. Pattern here

Don't forget Shapiros governor's mansion. So are they sure there was more than one. Hope they had ring cameras. In a normal gov. the fbi would be on it. But its compromised now.

[Deminpenn]

111. No, the PA arsonist was just a run of

the mill crazy guy. That he was able to break windows and start fires was due to a complete failure of the state police security detail assigned to protect the governor's mansion.

[SheltieLover]

32. Omg! I hope everyone is ok!

[OldBaldy1701E]

33. Trying to scare the 'opposition', eh?

This is a blatant attempt to intimidate the DFL here in Minnesota.

Ask yourself 'why?'.

Because this says to me that they see this state as a real threat to their fascist plans. They also want to neutralize Tim Walz as fast as they can. Again, because they see him as a real threat.

[SheltieLover]

34. This exemplifies the reasons ICE & other leos cannot be masked & must be ideftifiable!

[Rhiannon12866]

35. Ali Velshi on MSNBC just said they'd be bringing more details on this shooting after the break

[generalbetrayus]

37. White House and Fucks News will claim the shooter is from Antifa.

[Efilroft Sul]

38. Math enters the conversation. The state house is tied 67 Dems-67 Reps, the state senate is 34 Dems-33 Reps.

Minnesotans, please correct me if I'm wrong.

[William769]

39. They need to find the culprit & find him fast.

[Glaisne]

40. MAGA wants a hot Civil War

And we are a deeply divided country, division promoted and driven by the right. We are on a downward spiral towards violence and lawlessness.

[Skittles]

115. it is DEMOCRACY vs FASCISM

yup

[raccoon]

41. I hope they catch the SOB's. And too bad that Minnesota.

Doesn’t have the death penalty.

[Grim Chieftain]

42. So much for claiming to be "the party of law and order"

It's open season on Democrats, with the attack on Gov. Shapiro in his residence, to the brutality against Sen. Padilla, now this.

[doc03]

52. To a MAGA that is law and order. nt

[Alice B.]

43. MSM in 3...2... "Both sides need to cool it down..."

[Mrsfiddlegirl]

44. News conference

Tim Walz about to give update.

Link to tweet

?t=nsIxm3cR-BUPFhplNuKG9A&s=19

[Basso8vb]

48. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CIVIL WAR.

[mvd]

51. Unfortunately it may take that

This tragedy is a direct result of the tone Trump has set with things like the Jan 6 pardons.

[NickB79]

53. If that's the case, start arming up and hitting the shooting range

No joke.

[timms139]

50. Time to hold politicians

responsible for pushing these kinds of things . Trump and his cabal has pushed this kind of thing and this might end up being the shot heard around the world.

[The Grand Illuminist]

113. No, it's the voters who are responsible

The foot soldiers who put them there.

[Cha]

107. Mahalo for Gov Walz' statement.

[JohnSJ]

45. Also, their spouses have also been shot.

[BComplex]

47. It was only a matter of time. The republicans cheered on the guy who tried to kill Nancy Pelosi's husband.

This is fux nooz and the republican owned media in general. They talk about democrats as if we aren't over 1/2 of the country. As if we are demons, one and all.

[Norrrm]

49. Assassins

Last edited Sat Jun 14, 2025, 11:59 AM - Edit history (1)

If not Trump directly executing his 'enemies', he will indirectly encourage his followers to do it.

[Stargleamer]

84. Also:

[Norrrm]

114. Thanks.

[moonshinegnomie]

54. if you go to xitter they are already blaming democrats

saying they were shot for voting against teh dems on some bill or another...

[womanofthehills]

116. Weird story - she said people were really angry with her because she voted with Republicans

To cut health care for undocumented immigrants. I wonder if the killer had his own agenda or was a hit man. The killer had an amazing house for past jobs being a 7/11 manager and in security.

“ #Minnesota Representative #MelissaHortman who was shot and killed on Saturday, was seen breaking down in tears in a viral video after siding with #Republicans on a measure to cut healthcare access for undocumented immigrants.”

Link to tweet

?s=46&t=YZgyyp4w_z7vW3neKxa6cQ

[cbabe]

55. Governor Walz update

https://www.rawstory.com/minnesota-lawmaker-shooting/

Minnesota lawmakers reportedly shot in their homes by cop impersonator

Tom Boggioni
June 14, 2025 10:32AM ET

…

UPDATE) Gov. Tim Waltz announced in a press conference that Melissa Hortman and her husband died from their wounds in what he called a "politically motivated assassination," and that Hoffman and his wife are at the hospital.

… more …

[SKKY]

57. Here's the effed up thing about this, apart from the obvious...

...if this guy turns out to be ultra right-wing, TFG will say, "He's not a Trump supporter! No Trump supporter would do that! This guy is mentally ill, and everyone is saying that!" And the press will probably let him off the hook with that.

[Dangling0826]

58. The media will focus just on this and not the no kings protests

Since our media can not focus on more then one thing at at time this is what they will devote all their attention on and not the protests. This is a horrible event I am not saying it is not but this looks like it made Trump's day.

[Mountainguy]

60. Security details for every

judge, rep, and senator (both state and national delegation).

[mountain grammy]

61. trumpthugs..

[GopherGal]

62. Apparently authorities have their vehicle

and it had a "manifesto" which had a target list.

No word on how long said target list is/was.
Q's that come to mind:
1) How geographically far-reaching is the target list?
2) Is the target list politically diverse? Or just Democrats?

I believe there was a question about if security would be increased for today's protests. (The law enforcement authorities declined to discuss any specifics of planned security measures.)


ETA: "their/his" vehicle. Unclear if there's more than one person involved at this point.

[muriel_volestrangler]

75. And the vehicle looks like a police vehicle - this has been carefully planned

Two Brooklyn Park police officers went to Hortman's home, and saw what appeared to be a police vehicle parked in front of the house with its emergency lights on, and a police officer leaving the house, Bruley said. The vehicle "looked exactly like an SUV squad car," equipped with emergency lights, Bruley said. The individual was wearing a vest with a Taser, badge and other equipment, Bruley said. Bruley said the individual appeared to have knocked on the door of the home.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minnesota-lawmaker-shooting-melissa-hortman-john-hoffman-brooklyn-park/

[toesonthenose]

65. Everyone needs to wait before assigning blame for this, thought we would have learned by now

How many times have we assigned blamed to rethugs for violent acts when it turns out to not be the case. In this specific case, and I am not saying this is the cause or related to it, the Minnesota budget recently passed was controversial for the fact it removed MinnesotaCare health coverage for undocumented persons over the age of 18 starting Jan 1, 2026. Hortman being the Minn Speaker of the House had a part in this passing, and Hoffman recently sided with the Minn rethugs on a vote as well.
Regardless of who did this, and I hope they are caught soon and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, my sincerest condolences for the loss of life to the family and friends and pray for the quickest and fullest recovery of the others.

[IronLionZion]

66. "by a gunman impersonating a police officer"

Many of us predicted this sort of thing with ICE and other goons not identifying themselves as law enforcement. You have no idea who some dude with a gun is when he shows up at your house.

[AmandaRuth]

67. one of the articles says the gunman exited the house

and ran away. he got away? he just walked out of the house, and patrolmen saw him, saw that he was impersonating a cop, and let him run away??? WTF

[JanMichael]

71. They claim shots were fired by real cops and fake cop.

And somehow fake cop gets away?

Wow

[Marcuse]

68. Not necessarily an impersonation.

by a gunman impersonating a police officer.

[LilElf70]

70. This is serious news

Why is this not all over the place, over and over again. I take it the oligarchy is in control of the news by now.

[underpants]

74. Top story on CNN Fox ABC NBC and CBS websites

[LiberalLovinLug]

72. Wait a few months if and after they are convicted

They’ll get a full pardon from the chief felon

[Maine-i-ac]

73. $1000 says it was NOT an illegal immigrant. (nt)

[dlk]

76. These were political assassinations

Just like in third world countries.

[LilElf70]

80. Yes

You can thank the fake ass king for all of this.

[democrank]

77. Such horrible news

So much hatred……

[bagimin]

78. drumph's america

[UCmeNdc]

79. Trump's America!

Now A Dangerous, Sad Place!

[katmondoo]

81. I wonder who was behind these killings?

DOJ comes to my mind.

[LudwigPastorius]

85. Right wind death squads

Coming soon to a home near yours.

[wolfie001]

86. This occurred because of that vile pig in the WH

Repulsive, sick, subhuman scum.

[MustLoveBeagles]

87. The shooter has been identified as Vance Boelter

Per MSNBC

[radical noodle]

88. Google search brings up Dr. Vance Boelter

with the same head shot they're showing on TV. (Dr. as in Ed.D) Very nice, big house being shown from a helicopter.

[MustLoveBeagles]

89. Hope he's caught soon

Don't like this psycho being on the loose

[catsudon]

94. well

I hear 5 Minnesota democrats voted to repeal aid to illegal immigrants, two of them got hit. Now I'm seeing reports that the suspect had a stack of "No Kings" flyer in his car.

the fact that the suspect is a former Aid to tim walz is making this less and less like MAGA.

if that's true it's a shame the former aid select the wrong leader to shoot.

[radical noodle]

97. He was twice appointed to the non-partisan

Workforce Development Council, first in 2016 under Gov Mark Dayton, and again by Gov Tim Walz in 2019. His term expired in January, 2023. I've seen nothing about No Kings flyers but a lot about a hit list targeting other Democrats.

[MustLoveBeagles]

100. Watching MSNBC

Saw a photo of the inside of the suspects vehicle and it did have No Kings flyers on a seat. Why I don't know and don't want to speculate.

[radical noodle]

102. I'm watching MSNBC but missed that

probably when I was outside.

[tanyev]

104. Maybe that was his next target.

[MustLoveBeagles]

105. Anything is possible right now

[radical noodle]

98. Also, I don't know where you get your news,

but you might want to get another source. Only one Democrat voted to repeal healthcare coverage to adult illegal immigrants. It was Melissa Hortman, but there's no reason at the moment to believe that was the reason for the assassination.

[MustLoveBeagles]

101. Right now we don't have enough information

To speculate either way.

[tonekat]

90. NYT update on Boelter's job

"Vance Boelter, the man identified as the suspect in the attacks on two lawmakers, is listed as the director of security patrols on the website of a Minnesota-based security group. “We drive the same make and model of vehicles that many police departments use in the U.S.,” the website says. The police have said the suspect was impersonating a police officer and had what appeared to be a police vehicle."

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/14/us/minnesota-shootings

Well, that's where he got the car.

[radical noodle]

103. The Economic Times

has an article that says he has been linked to anti-government extremism.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/no-kings-a-fake-cop-car-and-a-kill-list-inside-the-minnesota-manhunt-for-alleged-shooter-vance-boelter/articleshow/121854628.cms?from=mdr

[radical noodle]

99. You need to get your facts straight.

[ProudToronto]

106. The simplest problem here is

that a lot of people in this thread made the website look very very bad.

This should be addressed. Visitors will not be joining or giving us any good recs for the wave of inaccurate claims.

[JoseBalow]

110. Your concern is noted

[Cha]

108. GD Catch this Terrorist Assassin, POLICE!!

[AntiFascist]

112. This is exactly the same kind of Jan.6 violence being inspired by our Felon in Chief! n/t