A gunman posing as a police officer killed a senior Democratic state assemblywoman and her husband on Saturday in an apparent "politically motivated assassination," and wounded a second lawmaker and his spouse,

Authorities are investigating reports of "targeted shootings" in suburban Minneapolis in what Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said was an "ongoing situation." The shootings were in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, two neighboring cities about 10 miles from downtown Minneapolis, Walz said Saturday morning.

Minnesota Democrat Representative Melissa Hortman has died after being shot in her home, Governor Tim Walz said during a press conference Saturday. Hortman was the Minnesota Speaker Emerita and House DFL Caucus Leader. Her husband was also killed, Walz said.