Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson on Monday detailed the “chilling” background surrounding the fatal shootings of Democrat Minnesota state Rep.

The shooting death of Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark is "horrific," President Trump said in a statement shared with the New York Times Saturday. Along with the Hortmans, the state's Sen.

Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker and her husband while posing as a police officer, Governor Tim Walz said.

Court documents reveal new details before the manhunt for Vance Boelter, the leading suspect in a shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers.

Organizers of the protests said that all of the planned events in the state were canceled after a recommendation from Gov. Tim Walz.

MSNBC's Alex Witt questioned whether urging protesters to stay away from #NoKings march will "come back to haunt" police, as anti-Trump anger gets bottled up. The post MSNBC’s Witt Wonders if Warning #NoKings Protesters Away Will ‘Haunt’ MN Police: ‘Will Just Bottle Up Their Aggravation’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman was shot in her Brooklyn Park home, while fellow party member Sen. John Hoffman was targeted roughly 8 miles away in Champlin, sources told 5 Eyewitness News. A manhunt is on for the suspect, who was wearing black body armor over a blue shirt and blue pants.

Two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot in what Gov. Tim Walz called a politically motivated attack. Investigators said the suspect, 57-year-old Luther Boelter, was dressed to appear like a police officer.