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.”

A state lawmaker's wife who was shot eight times during an apparent assassination attempt in Minnesota, shielded her daughter from being hit, a relative has said. After surviving the hail of bullets that wounded her parents,

Manhunt for suspected Minnesota shooter uncovers his car as roommate details his movements the night before attack: Latest - Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally

State Rep. Melissa Hortman, the House’s Democratic leader and former speaker, was shot to death early Saturday.

The Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Lynx paid tribute to the state politicians and their spouses who were shot by a suspect allegedly impersonating a police officer overnight.

Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, were shot and killed early Saturday morning in “what appears to be a politically-motivated assassination,” Governor Tim Walz said at a news conference.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison provides updates on the ongoing manhunt for a man accused of shooting and killing state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. The attorney general remembers Hortman as a "dear friend.