an act of targeted political violence

Local law enforcement in Champlin and Brooklyn Park have the full resources of the State of Minnesota behind them. We are monitoring the situation closely and will share more information soon.

a true public servant to the core, dedicating her life to serving Minnesotans with integrity and compassion

Those responsible for this will be held accountable.

a politically motivated assassination

Out of an abundance of caution my Department of Public Safety is recommending that people do not attend any political rallies today in Minnesota until the suspect is apprehended.

We must stand united against all forms of violence – and I call on everyone to join me in that commitment.

Peaceful discourse is the foundation of our democracy.

We are not a country that settles our differences at gunpoint.

We don’t settle our differences with violence or at gunpoint.

The deaths of Hortman and her husband were a political assassination.

This was an act of targeted political violence.

Let me be absolutely clear: this was an act of targeted political violence, and it was an attack on everything we stand for as a democracy.

I’m thankful for all the law enforcement who are responding in real time.

This is a stunning act of violence. I’m thankful for all the law enforcement who are responding in real time.

Protest, dissent is constitutionally protected. That is the — everybody’s First Amendment right in this country.

We are in the midst of the creation of a police state.

People who take an oath to serve and protect should be held accountable when they cause harm in our communities.