RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — After two Minnesota state lawmakers were shot in their homes early Saturday morning in what Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is calling politically motivated, Virginia lawmakers are reacting to the shootings.
In the early morning hours of Saturday, June 14, former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in what Walz said is a politically motivated assassination. Another lawmaker, State Senator John Hoffman, and his wife were also shot and injured.
“We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, stand against all forms of political violence,” Walz said at a press conference Saturday. “Those responsible for this will be held accountable.”…