Governor Tim Walz was briefed on ‘ongoing situation’ in which Minneapolis-area state senator and representative were attacked

Local news stations identified the victims as state senator John Hoffman and state representative Melissa Hortman. Both are members of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party. There is little information on the suspect at this time.

  • TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Why do they believe that is wasn’t a real cop that assassinated them ?

    I have no problem imagining a police officer abusing their authority and killing politicians for politlcal ends.

    It has happened repeatedly in the 20th and 21st century.

    • pixelpop3@beehaw.org
      2·
      11 months ago

      Probably because they wouldn’t have bothered use forged credentials and a lookalike cop car? In any case the shooter has been identified as Lance Boelter (still at large) and apparently is actually not a cop. He was a Walz reappointee a government Workforce development committee until 2023, but supposedly now is an employee of a private security firm.