NORRISTOWN, Pa. – Montgomery County Commissioners Chair Neil Makhija began Wednesday’s commissioner meeting by calling for a moment of silence in memory of Minnesota state legislator Melissa Hortman, and her husband, who were assassinated during the past weekend.
Minnesota state Sen., John Hoffman and his wife were wounded by the same gunman, authorities say.
“It was an extraordinarily violent event and it’s up to us to recognize that this type of violence has no place in our society and in our country,” Makhija commented…