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« on: June 14, 2025, 09:45:10 AM »
Saw someone post this on FB and went to check Grok, here's what Grok says...
"On June 14, 2025, Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman (DFL-Champlin) and his wife, Yvette, were shot multiple times at their home in Champlin, Minnesota, around 2:00 a.m. in what authorities described as a targeted, politically motivated attack. Both underwent surgery and are expected to survive, with Governor Tim Walz expressing cautious optimism about their recovery. The suspect, described as a white male with brown hair wearing black body armor over a blue shirt and pants, was impersonating a police officer and remains at large. A manhunt is ongoing, with a shelter-in-place order issued for a three-mile radius around Brooklyn Park’s Edinburgh Golf Course, later expanded to parts of Hennepin County.
In a related incident, State Representative Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park), a former House Speaker, and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their home in Brooklyn Park around 3:35 a.m. by the same suspect. Police encountered the suspect at Hortman’s residence, where he fired at officers before fleeing on foot after exchanging gunfire. Writings found in a vehicle used by the suspect, which resembled a police car, listed multiple lawmakers, including Hoffman and Hortman, indicating a broader targeting of officials.
Governor Walz called the attacks a “politically motivated assassination” and activated the State Emergency Operations Center. Law enforcement, including the FBI and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, is investigating. Authorities have advised residents not to open doors to lone individuals claiming to be police and to verify with 911, as officers are working in pairs. Other lawmakers in the Twin Cities area are under protective custody. The shootings have heightened concerns about political violence, with comparisons to incidents in other states. A planned “No Kings” protest in Minneapolis was canceled due to safety concerns.
Yes, both Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and State Senator John Hoffman voted in favor of a bill to end MinnesotaCare eligibility for undocumented adult immigrants, as part of a budget compromise in June 2025. Hortman, the House DFL Leader, was the sole House Democrat to support the bill (SSHF1), which passed 68-65, to uphold a deal with Republicans and avoid a government shutdown. In the Senate, Hoffman joined three other Democrats and Republicans to pass the bill 37-30. The legislation, which ends health care coverage for undocumented adults over 18 after December 31, 2025, was a key Republican priority."
Funny that they have canceled the No King event since that would be all Democrats. These two were targeted for being Democrats and voting against illegal benefits.