Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, State Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses were all shot early Saturday in targeted attacks.

Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota commended the family of John A. Hoffman, saying their actions during a gunman’s attack on Saturday saved “countless lives.”

Democratic politicians blamed President Trump for a violent political atmosphere in the wake of a Minnesota state lawmaker being murdered and another injured in a pair of shootings.

Chaos struck Minnesota over the weekend when a targeted shooting spree left two state lawmakers and their spouses dead or injured, and a community reeling in shock.Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed,

Minnesota shooting suspect ‘stalked victim like prey’ as feds reveal chilling details of killings and announce charges - Vance Boelter had the names of 45 state and federal elected officials in notebooks in his car,

Daylight was still two hours off when Brooklyn Park police approached the home of former Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman to find someone had beat them there.

Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman lived in West Des Moines for nearly a decade and is credited with forming an active Democratic Party there.

The man accused of killing a Minnesota state representative and her husband and shooting a state senator and his wife visited the homes of four elected officials early Saturday morning.