Marshal of the house of Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, asks questions from the media on the opening day of the session 2023. Photo of Andrew Vonbank/House Services.
Governor Josh Shapiro called for leaders throughout the country to speak and act with moral clarity as a result of what is called “politically motivated murder” of a democratic state legislator in Minnesota.
The governor published Statement about the social platform X, Previously called Twitter, just before noon. It appeared about 90 minutes after the Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz organized a press conference announcing the death of the House Democratic Farmer-Labor leader Melissa Hortman. She and her husband were shot and killed on Saturday morning in her home in Brooklyn Park by a man impersonating a police officer.
“Leaders throughout our country must speak and act with moral clarity requires this moment,” said Shapiro. “This is unacceptable – we are all obliged to get up and work on overcoming political violence that tears our country. America is better than that.”
Shapiro said he and his wife Lori, News about another act of political violence were hurt. In April, Shapiro and his family were evacuated from the governor’s residence after the fire bombardment of the damaged part of the first floor of the building. It happened after Shapiro celebrated the first night of Passover.
38-year-old Cody Balmer from Harrisburg was accused of what, according to the police, was a “targeted attack.” The police said that Balmer confessed to hatred of Shapiro and planned to defeat him with a hammer if he met Shapiro at home.
Democratic State Senator Minnesota John Hoffman and his wife were also shot many times earlier in their home Champlin. Walz said they had no surgery and that “he was carefully optimistic, that they would survive this murder attempt.”
“We pray for the family of speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Marek and all their loved ones who suffered an immeasurable loss. We pray for the full recovery of Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette and for their families, close and community at home and Saint Paul.” Shapiro said. “This morning I communicated with Governor’s Walz to present prayers and support. For the inhabitants of Minnesota: Pennsylvania is standing with you. “
The shooter is still at huge. Officials say that hundreds of police officers and SWAT teams in Minnesota lead volume for a person.
The law enforcement agencies said that when the officers arrived at Hortman’s house, they saw a police SUV with the lights on and saw that the suspect was impersonating a police officer. In SUV, the police found a “manifesto” with a list of legislators and other officials. Hortman and Hoffman were on the list.
The governor said he He talked to the President of the State Senate Pro Ward and the State House speaker Joanna McClinton and offered administration support after shootings in Minnesota.
Attacks took place on the same day thousands of demonstrations without violence in Pennsylvania and the country, which were organized by the partnership of the organization of the Labor Party, Democratic and Anti-Trump. The unprecedented military parade is also planned for later in Washington to coincide with the birthday of President Donald Trump.
Sister shop from Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Minnesota reformerHe contributed to this story.
