Brooklyn Park police Sgt. Rielly Nordan had just wrapped up his shift early Saturday morning when he heard that Champlin police were responding to a shooting at a home — and one of the victims was a state senator.

A massive manhunt is underway for the suspect behind the fatal shooting of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband in Brooklyn Park. State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also injured in what Gov.

Investigators found a cowboy hat near the vehicle and were working to determine whether it belongs to Boelter.

WARNING: Police told Brooklyn Park residents and nearby neighbors to NOT answer their doors for a lone police officer.

Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in politically motivated shootings early Saturday, Gov. Tim Walz said. Authorities have also identified a suspect who is still at large.

The Minnesota senator and his wife were injured by gunfire in the attack on June 14 Minnesota Senator John Hoffman’s wife Yvette Hoffman threw herself in front of the couple's daughter when they were attacked by gunfire on June 14 Gov.

Two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer, sources confirmed to FOX 9.

John Hoffman and his wife were also shot multiple times at their Champlin home early Saturday. Both underwent surgery and are expected to survive. Boelter is also charged with attempted murder in that shooting.

Live updates: Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman and husband assassinated; Senator John Hoffman and wife survive originally appeared on Bring Me The News.

State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed and State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were shot and wounded in “targeted shootings” in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, two neighboring suburban cities 10 to 20 miles outside Minneapolis.