General Poetry posted June 15, 2025


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Speaker of House, Melissa Hortman and Senator, John Hoffman

Minnesota's Terror

by Debi Pick Marquette


A very sad day for our state

Assailant was dressed as a cop

There's dozens on his list of hate

I wonder now if he will stop


A Minnesota Senator

She was State Speaker of the House

The shots were meant for him and her

The killer also shot each spouse


Entire state is horrified

This maniac is at large still

The Speaker and husband have died

The senator and wife will heal


This happened 40 miles away 

I'll lock the doors until he's caught

For victim's families I'll  pray

 The people here are all distraught 


Again new normal will begin

We'll look for good and good we'll find

If we don't hide, evil can't win 

Then it can't take our peace of mind
 
 



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June
2025



BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) Hundreds of law officers fanned out across a Minneapolis suburb Saturday in pursuit of a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her home in what Gov. Tim Walz called politically motivated assassination. Authorities said the suspect also shot and wounded a second lawmaker and was believed to be trying to flee the area.
Democratic former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in their Brooklyn Park home. Sen. John Hoffman, also a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, were injured at their Champlin address, about 9 miles (about 15 kilometers) away.
Dozens of Minnesota Democrats were on a target list written by the gunman, according to law enforcement sources.
Those on the list included Gov. Tim Walz, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith and state Attorney General Keith Ellison, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the matter.
Authorities identified the suspect as 57-year-old Vance Boelter, and the FBI issued a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction

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