Minneapolis assassin left a 'manifesto' in his vehicle and what appeared to be a target list
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include additional information.
On Saturday morning, June 14, 2025 — before President Donald Trump's military/birthday parade in Washington, DC and nationwide protests expressing opposition to it got underway — some disturbing news broke in Minnesota.
MSNBC reported that two state lawmakers had been shot in their homes: Minnesota State Sen. John A. Hoffman and Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, both members of the Democratic Farmer-Labor Party. And Gov. Tim Walz, at a press conference, gave reporters details on the attack and the ongoing investigation.
Walz confirmed to reporters, "This was an act of targeted political violence."
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The suspect, according to Minnesota officials, remains at large and is the target of an aggressive manhunt. Minnesota officials told reporters that the suspect impersonated a police officer and did so convincingly; one of them said the suspect's vehicle "looked exactly like a police vehicle."
Hortman, MSNBC confirmed, was killed — while Hoffman, at the time of the press conference, was still alive but undergoing surgery. MSNBC's Ali Velshi and former FBI special agent John D'Amico, after the press conference, were both surprised by how sophisticated the attack was and that the suspect, according to Minnesota officials, was so convincing — using a taser, a gun and a fake police vehicle.
In response to the tragedy, a No Kings Day protest in Minneapolis was canceled.
The suspect, according to Minnesota officials, had a "manifesto" in the vehicle and what appeared to be a list of people targeted for assassination.
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