US state politician and husband killed in ‘targeted’ attacks on two Democrats

Police and law enforcement investigate the home of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, who were shot multiple times earlier in Champlin, Minn., on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Picture: AP Photo/Giovanna Dell'Orto

A man posing as a police officer shot and killed a US state politician and her husband in a brazen attack at their home, said a state governor.

A second state politician and his wife were wounded in the attacks in the Brooklyn Park and Champlin areas of Minnesota on Saturday.