Minnesota, shooting victims
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John and Yvette Hoffman, who were shot in Minnesota on Friday, said they were "both incredibly lucky to be alive."
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On Saturday, Walz said Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were “out of surgery,” and their nephew Mat Ollig told the Star Tribune on Sunday they were “both awake now and recovering,” noting a bullet that struck Hoffman “barely missed his heart.”
Minnesota officials said they are searching for Vance Luther Boelter, who was last seen in the Twin Cities area.
The Minnesota state senator and his wife who were shot early Saturday morning in their home have connections to Iowa.
Democratic former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, while Sen. John Hoffman was injured in a shooting on June 14. The suspect, Vance Boelter, remains at large. Audio emergency calls have revealed harrowing details.
Dozens of Minnesota Democrats were on a target list written by the gunman who allegedly shot and killed a state representative and shot and wounded a state senator in a targeted act of violence early Saturday,
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Saturday morning that state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband are dead, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife are wounded following a "politically motivated" shooting overnight.
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman was shot in her Brooklyn Park home, while fellow party member Sen. John Hoffman was targeted roughly 8 miles away in Champlin, sources told 5 Eyewitness News. A manhunt is on for the suspect, who was wearing black body armor over a blue shirt and blue pants.