Tim Walz

You can rest assured that we will put every ounce of effort that the state of Minnesota has to make sure that justice is served and the individual responsible for this serves the time for the unspeakable act.

Melissa Hortman was the core of who our values were.

This cannot be the norm. It cannot be the way that we deal with our political differences.

The capture of Vance Boelter in a sparsely populated area capped a 'two-day manhunt' and 'two sleepless nights.'

She served the people of Minnesota with grace, compassion, and tirelessness. Minnesota's thoughts are with her loved ones.

Today Minnesota lost a great leader. A formidable public servant and a fixture of the state Capitol, Melissa Hortman woke up every day determined to make our state a better place.

The attack appears to be a politically motivated assassination.

This was 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.

We are cautiously optimistic they will survive this assassination attempt.

Those responsible for this will be held accountable.

We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, stand against all forms of political violence.

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

Peaceful discourse is the foundation of our democracy.

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

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

This was an act of targeted political violence.

An act of targeted political violence

Americans don't settle our differences with violence or at gunpoint.

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

A politically motivated assassination

My job as the governor of Minnesota is to make Minnesota the best state in the nation.

While you've convened this hearing to explore the issue of so-called 'sanctuary states,' Minnesota isn't even a sanctuary state.

I think everyone in this room agrees with that, but nothing Minnesota has done to serve its own people stands in the way of the federal government managing border security and policies.