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As stunned officials decried the violence, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said more security measures are underway in Albany,
Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.
Republicans and Democrats said Saturday's killings in Minnesota were a chilling reminder of the threats they receive regularly.
Incidents of political violence have reached their highest level since the 1970s, according to a Reuters survey.
Authorities have identified 57-year-old Vance Boelter as the suspect in the targeted shootings of Minnesota lawmakers Melissa Hortman and
Authorities are calling Saturday’s attacks a “politically motivated” assassination after State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their home in Brooklyn Park early Saturday morning.
Authorities are searching for Vance Boelter in connection with the shootings of Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and state Sen. John Hoffman.
The Texas Department of Public Safety warned state lawmakers about threats targeting legislators attending an anti-Trump rally in Austin. This followed a shooting in Minnesota that targetted two lawmakers.
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Mediaite on MSNLeaked DHS Memo Warned Of Attacks Like Minnesota ShootingsA confidential Trump DHS memo obtained by ABC News last year warned about the risk of attacks like the targeted shootings of Minnesota Democrats.
Riley started her career at CBS Minnesota in June 2022 ... issued by the Department of Homeland Security and FBI warned domestic extremists "pose a threat of violence to a range of targets ...