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Minnesota Vikings News and Links: It’s Summer Break Time!
The Daily Norseman - Minnesota
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June 14, 2025
Minicamp is in the books and the next scheduled OTAs have been cancelled. Apparently, it is normal and while it would be nice to give JJ more reps, if the head coach says it is OK then it is OK. Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell gives team much-deserved...
WATCH: Rep. Melissa Hortman Voted with Republicans to Cut Healthcare for Adult Illegal Aliens Just Days Before Being Assassinated by Shooter with ‘No Kings’ Flyers
The Gateway Pundit
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June 14, 2025
Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman had tearfully joined Republicans to cut healthcare for adult illegal aliens just days before being assassinated by a former appointee of Democrat Governor Tim Walz, who had “No Kings” flyers in his vehicle. During...
Who are Minnesota lawmakers Melissa Hortman, John Hoffman?
USA Today - Virginia
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Minnesota State Senator Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in a shooting at their home. State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were also shot and wounded in a separate attack by the same suspect. Authorities believe the shootings...
Rep. Melissa Hortman, killed in targeted attack, was a champion for Minnesotan families
The 19th News
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June 14, 2025
Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota House speaker who championed the passage of ambitious progressive policies in the state, was assassinated early Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz called “an act of targeted political violence.” Hortman, 55, who was...
Vance Boelter, Walz Appointee Identified as Suspect in Minnesota Assassinations
Hot Air
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June 14, 2025
The REPORTED suspect is Vance Luther Boelter. KSTP is reporting that this is the suspect. BREAKING: I'm told by a police source in Minnesota the suspect in the shootings of MN state lawmakers is Vance Luther Boelter. It appears it is the same...
President Donald Trump: AG, FBI Investigating Deadly Minnesota Shooting
Newsweek
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June 14, 2025
President Donald Trump says he has been briefed on the targeted shooting of two Democrat lawmakers in Minnesota, calling it "horrific violence" that "will not be tolerated" in the United States. Why It Matters The president's comments come shortly...
Who are Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman, the Minnesota state lawmakers shot on Saturday
AOL
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A gunman posing as a police officer who killed a senior Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband on Saturday in an apparent "politically motivated assassination," and wounded a second lawmaker and his spouse, remains on the run. "An...
Suspect identified in Minnesota lawmakers shooting attended SCSU, reports say
St. Cloud Times - Minnesota
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Authorities say a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband were killed and another lawmaker and his wife were injured at their homes by a person impersonating law enforcement in what Gov. Tim Walz called a “politically motivated assassination.” The...
Police search for armed suspect after Minnesota lawmaker shot to death
World - North Carolina
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June 14, 2025
Authorities were searching for a gunman Saturday afternoon after what officials are characterizing as targeted political attacks. The suspect fatally shot both Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, at their home in eastern...
'Horrific and unacceptable': Kentucky politicians condemn shootings of 2 Minnesota state lawmakers
WHAS 11 - Kentucky
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June 14, 2025
Kentucky leaders are reacting after a Democratic lawmaker and her husband were shot and killed in what is believed to be a "politically motivated assassination." LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky politicians are sounding off after a Minnesota Democratic...
Who Was on Vance Luther Boelter's Alleged Target List? Prominent Minnesota Democrats Identified
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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June 14, 2025
Several prominent Democratic officials in Minnesota were allegedly named on a hit list found in the vehicle of a gunman who fatally shot State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, and seriously injured State Senator John Hoffman and his...
Suspect ID'd, Hit List Reportedly Found After Fatal Minnesota Shooting Of Lawmaker, Husband
Daily Voice
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June 14, 2025
The suspect is 57-year-old lifelong Minnesota resident Vance Boelter, according to multiple reports. Authorities have not yet publicly identified him, but his name has now been reported by multiple outlets, including CBS News, citing a source. A...
Flood of tributes for Minnesota Democrat killed in ‘targeted violence’
The Guardian
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June 14, 2025
Colleagues of Melissa Hortman paid tribute to Melissa Hortman, the top Democratic lawmaker in the Minnesota state house of representatives who was killed on Saturday, with Governor Tim Walz saying the state “lost a dear leader and I lost the...
What is DFL? Here's what to know about the Minnesota political party
KCEN 6 - Texas
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June 14, 2025
The DFL is the dominant party in the state of Minnesota. WASHINGTON — Two Minnesota lawmakers were targeted in what Gov. Tim Walz called a "politically motivated" attack Saturday. State Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was the former Minnesota House...
Suspect named in targeted shootings of Minnesota lawmakers
WYPR - Maryland
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June 14, 2025
Updated June 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM EDT Officials have named a suspect in the shooting that they say targeted two lawmakers at their homes in Minnesota, killing one state representative and her husband and wounding a state senator and his wife....
Kentucky elected officials react to shootings of Minnesota lawmakers
WLKY - Kentucky
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June 14, 2025
A man posing as a police officer shot and killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in a brazen attack at their home early Saturday, and a second lawmaker and his wife were wounded in a separate shooting in what Gov. Tim Walz described as...
What to know about Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman, lawmakers shot in Minnesota
Deltaplex Media - Arkansas
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June 14, 2025
(BROOKLYN PARK, MN) — State Rep. Melissa Hortman and State Sen. John Hoffman, who were targeted by a shooter on Saturday, were longtime members of Minnesota’s state legislature who spent years working to improve their communities, according to...
Suspect in ‘politically motivated assassination’ of Minnesota Democratic House leader identified, officials say
Crossroads Today - Texas
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(CNN) — The suspect in the assassination and attempted assassination of two Minnesota lawmakers has been identified as Vance Boelter, two law enforcement officials briefed on the case tell CNN. Boelter is 57 years old and, according to a law...
Suspect in ‘politically motivated assassination’ of Minnesota Democratic House leader identified, officials say
CBS 58 - Wisconsin
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June 14, 2025
By Rebekah Riess, Holmes Lybrand (CNN) — The suspect in the assassination and attempted assassination of two Minnesota lawmakers has been identified as Vance Boelter, two law enforcement officials briefed on the case tell CNN. Boelter is 57 years...
Police focus on Vance Boelter as investigation into shooting of Minnesota lawmakers continues
KBZK Bozeman - Montana
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June 14, 2025
Police are looking for Vance Boelter, a 57-year-old man who authorities claim is a person of interest in the "targeted" shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses on Saturday. One of the lawmakers, Minnesota House Democratic Leader...