{"id":2447337,"date":"2025-06-14T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T19:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-evidence-links-politically-motivated-assassination-to-no-kings-protests\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T15:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T19:12:19","slug":"police-evidence-links-politically-motivated-assassination-to-no-kings-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-evidence-links-politically-motivated-assassination-to-no-kings-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Evidence Links Politically-Motivated Assassination to &#8216;No Kings&#8217; Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-evidence-links-politically-motivated-assassination-to-no-kings-protests%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2447337&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Melissa Hortman, the former speaker of the Minnesota House adn a prominent leader of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, was tragically shot and killed alongside her husband in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-bus-carrying-illegal-immigrants-arrives-near-vp-harriss-dc-residence\/\" title=\"Another Bus Carrying Illegal Immigrants Arrives Near VP Harris\u2019s DC Residence\">early morning incident<\/a> on Saturday. The suspected shooter, who is currently being sought by law enforcement, allegedly disguised himself as a police officer. Investigators discovered a manifesto in a fake police vehicle that mentioned hortman and other officials,indicating that the attack may have been premeditated.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate shooting incident on the same day, Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were injured and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-book-publisher-refuses-to-distribute-book-by-cop-shot-by-breonna-taylors-boyfriend\/\" title=\"Major Book Publisher Refuses To Distribute Book By Cop Shot By Breonna Taylor\u2019s Boyfriend\">required emergency surgery<\/a>. Police Chief Mark Bruley confirmed that the shooter exchanged gunfire with police and used a vehicle designed to resemble a police SUV.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota&#8217;s Democratic governor,Tim Walz,condemned the violence as &#8220;targeted political violence&#8221; and emphasized the need for accountability. Authorities also noted that the suspect had promotional materials for upcoming protests, wich governor Walz urged the public to avoid for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-guard-tells-desperate-afghan-u-s-citizen-go-and-tell-the-state-department-to-f-themselves-report\/\" title=\"Taliban Guard Tells Desperate Afghan-U.S. Citizen: \u2018Go And Tell The ... Department To F*** Themselves\u2019: Report\">safety reasons<\/a>. The FBI is assisting in the ongoing examination, with President Donald Trump promising a thorough prosecution of those responsible for the violence as the situation continues to unfold.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Melissa Hortman, the former speaker of the Minnesota House and a leader in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, was fatally shot along with her husband early on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The suspected shooter, currently sought by law enforcement, appears to have posed as a police officer, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-d7983e1e4f1a7573a487cab1a98cd172\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators found writings in a fake police car that mentioned Hortman, the top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-rep-called-illegal-backtracks-now-says-legal-blames-dad-liar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrat<\/a> in the Minnesota House, as well as other officials.<\/p>\n<p>That included Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, who were wounded in another shooting on Saturday. Both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiger-woods-transferred-to-cedars-sinai-for-continued-care-and-recovery\/\" title=\"Tiger Woods Transferred To Cedars-Sinai For Continued \u2018Care And Recovery\u2019\">underwent emergency surgery<\/a> after the attack, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/2-minnesota-lawmakers-shot-targeted-incident-officials\/story?id=122840751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from ABC News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When we did a search of the vehicle, there was a manifesto that identified many lawmakers and other officials. We <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >immediately made alerts<\/a> to the state. We took action on alerting them and providing security where necessary,&rdquo; Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The suspect in the Hortman shooting had flyers for the nationwide &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; protests in the vehicle, according to State Patrol Col. Christina Bogojevic, per the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Bogojevic asked citizens not to attend the &ldquo;No Kings&rdquo; protests scheduled across the state &ldquo;out of an abundance of caution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/walz-wants-talk-derek-chauvin-look-6-damning-lines-george-floyds-autopsy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walz<\/a> held a press conference on Saturday to discuss what he described as &ldquo;targeted political violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, stand against all forms of political violence,&rdquo; Walz remarked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Those responsible for this will be held accountable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bruley provided more details about the assassination of Hortman and her husband, noting that the suspect exchanged gunfire with police.<\/p>\n<p>His vehicle &ldquo;looked exactly like an SUV squad car.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was equipped with lights, emergency lights, and looked exactly like a police vehicle,&rdquo; Bruley noted.<\/p>\n<p>Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson added that the suspect &ldquo;exploited the trust of our uniforms, what our uniforms are meant to represent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That betrayal is deeply disturbing to those of us who wear the badge with honor and responsibility,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump meanwhile revealed in a statement that the FBI would aid local and state officials.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-former-fbi-director-james-comey-calling-assassination-president-trump-dems-cheer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FBI<\/a>, are investigating the situation, and they will be prosecuting anyone involved to the fullest extent of the law,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Such horrific violence will not be tolerated in the United States of America. 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Law enforcement is currently searching for the suspected shooter, who reportedly impersonated a police officer, as stated by the Associated Press. Investigators discovered writings in a fake police vehicle that referenced Hortman and other officials, including Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, who were injured in a separate shooting on the same day and required emergency surgery, according to ABC News. Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley mentioned that during their search of the suspect&#8217;s vehicle, they found a manifesto listing various lawmakers and officials. 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