Authorities have taken a man into custody and charged him in the targeted shootings of Minnesota lawmakers Rep. Melissa Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman. Hortman and her husband were fatally shot at their home in Brooklyn Park early Saturday morning,

BELLE PLAINE, Minn. (AP) — The man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, killing one of them, has been taken into custody, a law enforcement official said..

A relative of one of the lawmakers who was shot in Minnesota over the weekend says Democratic Sen. John Hoffman's wife saved the life of her daughter by shielding her from the barrage of bullets. Hoffman and his wife Yvette Hoffman are recovering in hospital after the alleged gunman,

Melissa Hortman and her husband died in the Minnesota shootings. John Hoffman and his wife were seriously wounded. Here's what we know about them.

Feds: Assassin Vance Boelter went to four Minnesota lawmakers' homes originally appeared on Bring Me The News. In a chilling development, federal charges filed against Vance Boelter allege the assassin went to two other Minnesota lawmakers homes the night he shot Sen. John Hoffman and his wife and murdered Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband.

Vance Boelter was arrested for allegedly shooting two Democratic Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.

Two Minnesota state lawmakers were shot in their homes Saturday by an individual believed to be impersonating a police officer, multiple news outlets reported. Sources told the news outlets they are state Sen. John Hoffman and state Rep. Melissa Hortman. Both are Democrats from communities near Minneapolis.