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I'm Jackie Howard. Breaking News out of Minnesota.

Two lawmakers and their spouses have been shot in what's being called a politically motivated assassination.

Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed in the attack.

Senator John Hoffman and his wife were injured, shot multiple times.

They underwent surgery overnight and doctors are optimistic they will survive.

Police officers responded to a shooting call around 2 a.m. this morning at the home of

Senator Hoffman. Around 3.30, officers arrived at the home of Representative Horton, encountering an individual

appearing to be a police officer exiting the home. Police Chief Mark Bruley.

When they arrived at Melissa's house, they noticed that there was a police vehicle in the driveway

with the lights, emergency lights on, and what appeared to be a police officer at the door

coming out of the house.

When our officers confronted them, the individually immediately fired upon the officers

who exchanged gunfire in the second of the home.

Early says the man was not a police officer.

It was not a real police officer.

This is somebody that clearly had been impersonating a police officer, again, using the trust of this badge and this uniform to manipulate their way into the home.

Besides the uniform, Bruelly says even the car was an imposter, down to the blue lights.

They did drive a vehicle that looked exactly like an SUD squad car. It was equipped with lights, emergency lights, it was exactly like a police vehicle.

And yes, they were wearing a vest with taser, other equipment that would have a badge, very similar

to mine, that no question if they were in this room, you would assume that they are a police officer.

Reportedly, police recovered writings from that car, which mentioned names of multiple

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