Both state and federal officials are pursuing murder charges against a man they say killed a state lawmaker and her husband. A federal case could lead to the death penalty.
A makeshift memorial for State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, began to form outside the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul earlier this week.
After a gunman killed a lawmaker and wounded another, officials scrambled in what they called the largest manhunt in Minnesota’s history. The suspect was arrested on Sunday and charged with murder.
Yvette Hoffman was shot during an attack on Saturday morning that also wounded her husband, State Sen. John A. Hoffman of Minnesota. They both survived the shooting.
Yvette Hoffman and her husband, State Senator John Hoffman, were wounded at their home in Champlin, Minn.
Melissa Hortman, a Democratic state representative, and her husband were fatally shot on Saturday morning. John A. Hoffman, a state senator, and his wife were also shot.
Law enforcement personnel near the home of State Representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park, Minn., on Saturday. She was a top Democrat in the State Legislature.
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