Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband, and a second lawmaker and his wife were wounded in two separate attacks described as a politically motivated assassination.Melissa Hortman and her spouse were killed in an ‘act of targeted political violence,’ Minnesota Governor Tim Walz told reporters on Saturday.State Senator John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife were targeted in their home in a related shooting.They were shot multiple times and are out of surgery, Walz said, adding he was ‘cautiously optimistic’ they would survive.In both attacks, authorities believe the assailant impersonated a law enforcement officer.The gunman was able to escape during an exchange of fire with officers.
