BREAKING: MN Democratic Sen. John Hoffman and Democratic House Rep Melissa Hortman & their spouses have been shot overnight by someone impersonating a police officer, sources confirm to @FOX9. A search now ongoing for the suspect in the Brooklyn Park area. fox9.com/news/brooklyn-…
A shelter-in-place is in effect in Brooklyn Park for the 3-mile radius around the Edinburgh Golf Course. The suspect is armed and dangerous. The suspect is a white man with brown hair wearing black body armor over a blue shirt and blue pants and he may be impersonating police.
Brooklyn Police says do NOT open your door unless *two* officers are at the door and you can confirm their identities.
Our @AmyHockert with live developments on @FOX9 right now via sources: one suspect is in custody and police are looking another suspect. The suspects were impersonating police at the time of the shootings and appeared to leave the scenes in a car that looked like a police car.
A brief timeline:
-1st shooting was @ 2am at Sen John Hoffman’s home in Champlin. Hoffman & his wife were shot. Suspects impersonated police.
-2nd shooting was at Rep Melissa Hortman’s home in Brooklyn Park. She & her spouse were shot. 1 suspect taken into custody. 1 on the run
This information is coming from @FOX9 sources. At 9:30am today, officials will have a press conference. We hope to get more information then.
The two Democratic Minnesota lawmakers shot this morning - Rep. Melissa Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman. Their spouses were also shot. This info via @FOX9 sources. A press conference with officials is scheduled for 9:30am today. fox9.com/news/brooklyn-…
UPDATE from our @FOX9 sources: Senator John Hoffman and his wife are out of surgery. fox9.com/news/brooklyn-…
An important clarification from our Karen Scullin via our sources:
BREAKING: Robert Aaron Long pleads guilty to the Atlanta spa shootings during a court appearance in Cherokee County this morning. He is sentenced to life without parole.
He now waits for a court appearance in Fulton County.
These are the 8 people Long admitted to killing in the Atlanta spa shootings in March.
Six out of the 8 people killed were Asian women. However, Cherokee County DA Shannon Wallace doesn’t believe Long targeted them because they were Asian, per @AndyPierrotti.
Trump now wants Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to resign because he’s an “obstructionist” who won’t “admit” Trump won Georgia.
Note: Trump did not win Georgia. The state counted ballots three times and each time, Joe Biden won. #11Alive
Trump also asked Gov. Kemp to call a special session and pick new electors.
Gov. Kemp and Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan said no because that would be unconstitutional. 11alive.com/mobile/article…
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He says he's also credited Trump for the vaccine distribution. #11Alive
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in a passionate address: “What I see happening on the streets of Atlanta is not Atlanta.” #11Alive
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to protesters in Atlanta: “You are disgracing the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country...we are better than this as a city and we are better than this as a country. Go home!” #11Alive
Killer Mike to Atlanta protesters: “We have to be better than this moment. We have to be better than burning down our own homes because if we lose Atlanta, what else we got?” #11Alive