{"id":65880,"date":"2025-06-25T20:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T20:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=65880"},"modified":"2025-06-25T20:28:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T20:28:00","slug":"tragedy-in-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=65880","title":{"rendered":"Tragedy in Minnesota:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"488\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magfeeds.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-ht-jt-250614_1749909308517_hpMain_4x3-696x522.avif\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"488\">A political firestorm in Minnesota has escalated into a national tragedy. Just a day after former House Speaker Melissa Hortman shared regrets over a controversial vote, she and her husband, Mark, were found shot dead in their Brooklyn Park home. Authorities believe the killings were politically motivated and carried out by 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter, who remains at large.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"782\">The violence didn\u2019t end there\u2014State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were shot hours later in a connected attack. Both survived but are hospitalized in serious condition. Police recovered a manifesto naming political targets and linked Boelter to the fringe anti-government group \u201cNo Kings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"1018\">Boelter, a former security contractor, is considered armed and dangerous. He fled after exchanging gunfire with police, leaving behind a fake police vehicle filled with tactical gear. Officials warn he may impersonate law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was a fighter,\u201d said one colleague. \u201cShe stood for what she believed in, even when it wasn\u2019t easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-135\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1933919922817544396&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmagfeeds.net%2Ftragedy-in-minnesota-lawmakers-targeted-in-shocking-shooting-spree-linked-to-politically-motivated-suspect%2F&amp;sessionId=e7b0b286ba1e2640413796577c351d90887b2065&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1933919922817544396\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Senator Hoffman, now recovering in the hospital, remains under armed protection as investigators assess the extent of the threat. He and his wife Yvette are expected to survive \u2014 but the trauma of the attack will undoubtedly leave its mark.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1346\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Governor Tim Walz condemned the attacks as domestic terrorism and activated emergency protocols. As FBI agents join the manhunt, Minnesota mourns. Hortman was not only a leader but a wife and mother. This tragedy underscores the growing dangers of political extremism\u2014and the urgent need to protect civil discourse in America.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1346\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=65521\">also read\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A political firestorm in Minnesota has escalated into a national tragedy. 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