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Minnesota Lawmakers Targeted in Suburban Shootings, officials say

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State Sen. John Hoffman and Rep. Melissa Hortman were reportedly shot in targeted attacks in Minnesota suburbs. Shelter-in-place orders were issued.

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  1. CNN

    Minnesota lawmakers targeted in overnight shootings outside Minneapolis, officials say (opens CNN)

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    Two Minnesota lawmakers were targeted in overnight shootings in the Minneapolis suburbs of Champlin and Brooklyn Park and the situation is currently under investigation by state and local law enforcement agencies, according to social media posts from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and US Senator Amy Kl…

  2. Al Jazeera

    Minnesota lawmakers targeted in deadly ‘politically motivated’ shootings (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Governor Walz calls shooting attacks in US on Minnesota lawmakers an act of ‘targeted political violence’.

  3. NBC News

    'Targeted shootings' in eastern Minnesota, Gov. Walz says (opens NBC News)

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    There have been "targeted shootings" in eastern Minnesota, according to Gov.

  4. WMUR

    Minnesota Lawmakers Targeted in Suburban Shootings, officials say (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    State Sen. John Hoffman and Rep. Melissa Hortman were reportedly shot in targeted attacks in Minnesota suburbs. Shelter-in-place orders were issued.

  5. Salon

    UPDATED: Minnesota lawmakers targeted in shooting (opens Salon)

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    Suspect posing as cop at large after shooting state officials in an attack that may be politically linked

  6. NPR

    What we know about the search for Minnesota shooter who targeted two lawmakers (opens NPR)

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    More details on this weekend's shootings in Minnesota that officials have called politically motivated.

  7. NPR

    Minnesota shootings come during heightened political tensions in the U.S. (opens NPR)

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    Federal officials say the suspect in the killings of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband had a much larger list of targets, including Democratic officeholders and abortion rights supporters.

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