Minnesota, shootings
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Two Minnesota lawmakers were targeted in shootings last week that killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. The attacks show an escalation of violence against elected officials in recent years.
The assassination of a former House Speaker in Minnesota sent shock waves throughout the political world, but it remained uncertain Monday if the violence will lead to long-term security changes
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By Nathan Layne BLAINE, Minnesota (Reuters) -From the pulpit on Sunday, Father Joe Whalen exhorted his parishioners to avoid the kind of extreme partisanship and hate that appeared to be behind the killing of one of the church's own,
A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.
Federal officials say the suspect in the Minnesota lawmaker shootings had notebooks with a list of over 45 state and federal officials to target. Rep. Kelly Morrison, who says she was on the list, joins Chris Jansing to discuss how “traumatic” the shootings have been on her community and why she fears the political violence will have a chilling effect on the country.
The attacks on two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers at home are the latest in a grim spike in political violence.
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