Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Saturday confirmed state Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband were killed in a fatal shooting being investigated as "politically motivated."

“My good friend and colleague, Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were shot and killed early this morning in what appears to be a politically motivated assassination,” Walz said during a press conference.

“Our state lost a great leader, and I lost a dearest friend,” he added.

Thousands of people remain sheltered in place in the city of Brooklyn Park, Minn., as local police and SWAT teams actively search for the suspect, who was reportedly impersonating a law enforcement officer. The gunman had fled out the back of Hortman’s house after briefly being confronted by the police.

President Trump was also briefed on the incident. In a statement, shared by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the........

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