The properties of two Minnesota lawmakers had been focused in early morning shootings on Saturday, sources confirmed to WCCO.
They had been the properties of DFL Sen. John Hoffman and DFL Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman in Champlin and Brooklyn Park. It’s unclear who was shot of their properties and their situation.
Extra info on a suspected shooter or shooters was not instantly accessible.
Legislators had been alerted this morning and people within the metro space had been instructed to take additional security precautions. The manager director of the Minnesota Sheriff’s Affiliation, in a Fb put up, mentioned that “an evil coward dressed as a protector, went to the properties of two Minnesota elected officers and shot them.”
On Saturday morning, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mentioned he is been briefed on the “ongoing scenario” and has activated the State Emergency Operations Middle.
“Native regulation enforcement in Champlin and Brooklyn Park have the total sources of the State of Minnesota behind them,” he mentioned in a put up on X.
Walz will maintain a media briefing later this morning to share extra info.
CBS Information has additionally reached out to the FBI and different companies for remark.
This story shall be up to date.
