After Minnesota Shootings, Mass. Lawmaker Says Threats Are "Part Of The Fabric Of Our Jobs"

CBS Boston

June 17, 2025

Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman, a Harvard Kennedy School alumna, was remembered by faculty this weekend following her tragic death. Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed early Saturday morning at their home. Minnesota State Rep. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot and are recovering.

After a 36-hour manhunt, authorities captured Vance Boelter, who they believe is responsible for the attack. Boelter was found in the woods near his home in Green Isle, Minnesota.

Harvard Kennedy School professor Richard Parker remembered Hortman as a kind and bright student. "She had a disarming charm," Parker said. "I could only describe it as just a Midwestern decency, if that registers."

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