Early Saturday morning, when a man dressed like a police officer knocked at the home of a Minnesota state legislator, marked the start of nearly 40 hours of violence and fear that swept through towns

The man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, killing one of them, has been taken into custody, two law enforcement officials said.

St. Paul police Officer Michael Tschida was named officer of the year by the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association this weekend for his role in responding to a man with a gun threatening his ex-girlfriend in late 2023.

Police were conducting a massive manhunt in Minnesota on Sunday for the gunman who killed a Democratic state lawmaker while posing as a police officer, a crime that Governor Tim Walz characterized as a "politically motivated assassination.

It's currently a misdemeanor to impersonate an officer in Minnesota. But after this weekend's violence, that could change.

MSNBC's Alex Witt questioned whether urging protesters to stay away from #NoKings march will "come back to haunt" police, as anti-Trump anger gets bottled up. The post MSNBC’s Witt Wonders if Warning #NoKings Protesters Away Will ‘Haunt’ MN Police: ‘Will Just Bottle Up Their Aggravation’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman was shot in her Brooklyn Park home, while fellow party member Sen. John Hoffman was targeted roughly 8 miles away in Champlin, sources told 5 Eyewitness News. A manhunt is on for the suspect, who was wearing black body armor over a blue shirt and blue pants.