Minnesota assassin and husband shot 17 times

Mike Wendling

BBC News

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grey placeholderYVETE HOFFMAN / Facebook Yvette and John HoffmanYVETE HOFFMAN / Facebook

Ivet and John Hofman

The survivor of Saturday’s fatal attack on Minnesota’s two lawmakers says that her and her husband hit 17 bullets and say, “I am very lucky to be living.”

Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were shot at home early on Saturday morning, but lived. Melissa Hortman -The Chief Democratic Party legislator and her husband Mark of the House of Representatives were shot by guns.

Yvette Hoffman said that her and her husband John became “devastated” by Hort’s death.

The police are wearing a latex mask and hunting Vance Luther BOELTER, a suspect posing as an officer to shoot victims in the suburbs of the mini polis.

Mrs. Hoffman’s statement was shared by Senator Amy Klobuchar on Instagram.

Hoffman said, “John is enduring a lot of surgery and is getting closer to going out of the forest every hour.

“He hit nine bullets: I took 8 and we are very lucky to be alive.

“We are scared and devastated by the loss of Melisa and Mark. We have no words. There is no place for this kind of political hatred.”

The police did not disclose the motives of the murderer.

Someone’s Facebook post, who is identified by Mrs. Hoffman’s nephew, said he threw himself to his daughter during his assassination attempt.

According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, his daughter’s hope was in his twenties and was born with Spina Bifida, and her father mentioned that he had previously motivated him to enter national politics.

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Melissa Hortman

On Sunday, the police said they found an empty car related to Sibley County’s suspect, about 80 km from the murder site.

The discovery of the Black Sedan was warned by local people’s cell phones with the message, “I don’t doubt. I can’t lock the door and secure a car.”

A cowboy hat similar to the 57 -year -old Boelter has been found nearby.

The police said on Sunday that BOELTER’s wife was detained with traffic congestion with three relatives in Mia City’s car in Green Isle’s rural community on Saturday morning.

Jenny Boelter was released without being detained because Drew Evans, the Minnesota arrest, held a press conference on Sunday evening.

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Manheon started on Saturday

The police extended the search for the main lines to South Dakota, and the FBI issued a $ 50,000 reward by adding the BOELTER to one list.

All members of the grand council were all part of the Democratic Party -Farmer Rubber Party in the Minnesota, which partnered with the Democratic Party.

Authorities said they have recovered their goals, including the name of the Minnesota Democratic Party politicians in other vehicles used by the suspect.

Tim Walz, Governor Tim Walz, Congressman ILHAN OMAR, Klobuchar and other US senators Tina Smith.

Clobuka said that NBC News meets the media on Sunday morning, “This is politically motivated.”

Republican President Donald Trump told ABC News that the attack was “terrible.”

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The bullet hole displays the main gate of the Hopeman’s house.

Investigators say that when the Boelter attacked, he disguised himself as a police officer and was equipped with emergency lights that looked like a police car.

The gunman first aimed at Hoffmann in Shangplin around about 2 o’clock on Saturday, the authorities said.

Since then, Hortman and her husband MARK were shot at home in Brooklyn Park, eight miles away.

Police officers arrived at Hort’s house and shot and shot at 03:35. The authorities said the suspect fled and left the car, the authorities said.

According to the resume of the boelter, he has a background knowledge of security and military training and a pastor.

Brooklyn Park was silent on Sunday morning due to the political assassination that the neighbor was suspected of the door.

The police cars were parked outside Hortmans’ house and surrounded the bright yellowist tape guy.

grey placeholderVance Luther Boelter is seen in four photos, including one from the night of the attack.

The police announced the image of the suspect.

Taha Abuisnaineh, who lives across the street, said he and his wife knew their families for more than 20 years.

“They were very good neighbors in a very quiet neighborhood,” he told the BBC. “There is no police activity in this neighborhood. We were very shocked.”

Two neighboring residents who do not want to be nominated said they would be a suburban community.

“My neighbors next door listened to the shot,” he said. “We are all exchanging text messages.”

Her and her husband explained how he received an annual Christmas card from Hortmans.

“How big is Minnesota,” she said.

In the SIBLEY County, where the suspect’s car was found, local resident Brian Liebhard was shocked by the BBC.

“This person should be caught,” he said. “I do not agree with everything they voted, but sad -that person went to Wacko.”