Some details:
The two shooting locations are a few miles away from each other in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, just north of Minneapolis.
Hoffman and his wife were
shot around 2 a.m. in Champlin, Superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Drew Evans said.
After Hoffman was shot, officers were heading to
pro-actively check on Hortman when they encountered the suspect at Hortman's home around 3:35 a.m., Evans said.
The officers found a person who was
dressed as a police officer -- wearing a vest and a badge, and with a Taser and other equipment -- at the door, coming out of Hortman's house, police said.
The suspect
fired at the officers; gunfire was exchanged and the suspect was able to escape and flee on foot, authorities said.
The suspect's vehicle -- which
looked like a police vehicle, including police lights -- was in Hortman's driveway, authorities said.
The list included dozens of other Democrats from Minnesota, including
Gov. Walz, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Sen. Tina Smith and Attorney General Keith Ellison, according to law enforcement sources familiar wit sh the matter.
Law enforcement officials are looking into whether the suspect may have been motivated by
extreme views on abortion, the sources said.
Security resources have been
dispatched to protect those people named on the list, authorities said.
A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.
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