The United States has a long and grim history of political violence, from presidential assassinations to lynchings and violence aimed at Black people in

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz reappointed the suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of Minnesota state legislators to a workforce development board. Conservatives baselessly said that implicated Walz in the killing.

A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.

Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in politically motivated shootings early Saturday, Gov. Tim Walz said. Authorities have also identified a suspect who is still at large.

We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, stand against all forms of political violence,” Walz said at a press conference Saturday. “Those responsible for this will be held accountable.”

The suspect, identified by authorities as Vance Luther Boelter, posed as a law enforcement officer to gain access to the victims' homes.

A police manhunt is underway in Minnesota after two state lawmakers and their spouses were shot overnight in a "politically motivated assassination," Gov. Tim Walz told reporters Saturday.

Breaking: Tragedy in Minnesota politics as Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband are shot, killed—Sen. John Hoffman and wife also targeted, injured. Urgent manhunt underway.