What to know about Minnesota lawmakers' shootings that killed Melissa Hortman

A manhunt was under way in Minnesota over Saturday night for the suspect in the shooting of two state lawmakers at their Twin Cities homes that Gov. Tim Walz called a "politically motivated assassination."The big picture: Minnesota state House Democratic Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were wounded in the attacks by a gunman whom officials said was impersonating a police officer.Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said at a Saturday briefing that the injured couple were receiving care in the hospital after undergoing surgery for their gunshot wounds.The suspect, whom officials identified as Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was still at large as of early Sunday and the FBI has offered a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction.What happened: Police said they responded about 2am Saturday to a report of a shooting at Hoffman's home in Champlin, about 22 miles north of downtown Minneapolis. Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said at a Saturday briefing that around 3:35am officers proactively checked on Hortman at her home some five miles away.Police exchanged gunfire with the suspect at Hortman's Brookyln Park home, but Bruley said he escaped.What they found: The suspect abandoned at Hortman's home an SUV that was similar to a police squad vehicle, investigators said. In it they found a manifesto featuring a target list that included other Democratic lawmakers and prominent individuals who support abortion rights in Minnesota, Axios' Torey Van Oot, Nick Halter and Kyle Stokes report.

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