Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his spouse have revealed that they have been shot a mixed 17 instances by the masked gunman who then “assassinated” one other state lawmaker and her husband.
Hoffman was residence together with his spouse, Yvette, and their daughter Hope after a Democratic fundraising dinner after they have been “awakened by the sounds of pounding on the front door and shouts of someone seeking entry, identifying himself as a police officer” round 2 a.m. Saturday, they advised KARE 11.
They opened the door to discover a man pointing a gun at them.
“All three of us were in the entryway. John initially lunged at the gunman as the weapon was pointed directly at him, getting struck nine times,” the Hoffmans stated.
“As John fell, Yvette reached out to push the man and shut the door, succeeding before she was also hit eight times by gunfire,” the assertion stated.
Their daughter, Hope, slammed and locked the door and instantly referred to as 911, they stated.
Boelter, 57, fled the scene. He made the brief drive to Minnesota state lawmaker Melissa Hortman’s Brooklyn Park residence, the place he shot and killed her, her husband and the household canine, in line with police.
“We are heartbroken to know that our friends Melissa and Mark Hortman were assassinated,” the Hoffmans stated — including that their daughter, Hope, and the Hortmans’ daughter, Sophie, each went to highschool collectively.
The Hoffmans are nonetheless recovering from their wounds after present process surgical procedure. John is in a essential however secure situation, whereas his spouse is in a secure situation, the assertion stated.
Boelter was arrested roughly 43 hours after the shootings following the biggest manhunt in state historical past.
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The shootings are believed to be politically motivated. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz described the shootings as “targeted political violence.”
The gunman had an extended hit listing with 70 names of targets, which have been largely Democrats or figures with ties to Deliberate Parenthood or abortion rights, police stated.
The Hoffmans acknowledged that they’ve surrendered their privateness so as John to function a public official, however stated they aren’t “grappling with the reality that we live in a world where public service carries such risks as being targeted because someone disagrees with you.”
“As a society, as a nation, as a community, we must work together to return to a level of civility that allows us all to live peacefully,” they stated.
Boelter stays in federal custody on homicide expenses.
