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[W: #795] At least three people have been shot at the homes of Minnesota Democrats in overnight attacks by a gunman posing as cop

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Politician & husband shot dead by fake cop as 'No Kings' fliers found in car

MINNESOTA Rep Melissa Hortman and her husband have been killed at their home in a “politically-motivated assassination” as No Kings fliers were found in suspect’s car. The gunman …
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AT least three people have reportedly been shot at the homes of Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota in a series of attacks overnight.

Law enforcement have issued a shelter in place order in and around Brooklyn Park as they hunt for a gunman believed to be impersonating a police officer.
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I hope the catch these criminals quickly.
 
Allan said:
Yikes! This is really messed up. I hope the people who were shot are going to survive.
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I haven't heard of any fatalities yet, but given the nature of the attacks, it's hard to believe they would ambush someone like that an not kill them.
 
Who did they piss off? Hope they survive.
 
Metric Mouse said:
Locals call it muderappolis for a reason.

Hope the evil person is caught.
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That was a phrase from over 30 years ago when violent crime was much higher there. Moreover, this looks like it is politically motivated and has nothing to do with gang related crime. Minneapolis is actually one of the nicest cities in the country with one of the best quality of life rankings in the country. In fact, Minnesota as a whole typically is at the top or near the top of all quality of life measures - healthcare, education, public safety, lifespans, happiness, infrastructure, environment and so on. Minnesota has been one of the best governed states for decades now.
 
jmotivator said:
That's what I was wondering. Given that they didn't give out any names I assume they were local officials and not nationally known... but nationally known would likely have security.

So if they are local politicians then being Democrat isn't really much of a differentiator since I'd guess most local, urban politicians are Democrats.

Motive could be anything at this point, and I'd warn folks to not get ahead of the facts at this point.
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Given the targets, the motive is almost certainly political, but while it is more likely the perpetrator is a far right extremist, its possible that they are a far left extremists, we don't know and other than speculating that the motive is likely political, I agree, people should wait for the facts.
 
ALiberalModerate said:
Given the targets, the motive is almost certainly political, but while it is more likely the perpetrator is a far right extremist, its possible that they are a far left extremists, we don't know and other than speculating that the motive is likely political, I agree, people should wait for the facts.
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When it's state and local politicians it could be anything. It could be a Comment about a foreign war that pissed them off, or a zoning vote, or pretty much anything.
 
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