Minnesota Politician’s Wife Shields Daughter During Shooting Spree
A shooting in Minnesota left former Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband dead, and state Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette critically injured. Yvette Hoffman heroically shielded her daughter, Hope, from the hail of bullets fired by the suspect, Vance Luther Boelter. Boelter, described as a Republican, was apprehended and charged with murder and attempted murder; a list of political targets was found in his possession. Governor Walz characterized the incident as targeted political violence.
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