Brooklyn Park [Minnesota] police searching for suspect in ‘multiple targeted shootings’ involving lawmakers
Brooklyn Park [Minnesota] police searching for suspect in ‘multiple targeted shootings’ involving lawmakers
www.startribune.com
Search for Hortman assassination suspect stretches into the night
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Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said that it was not a police officer.
According to this article: https://www.fox9.com/news/melissa-hortman-john-hoffman-lawmakers-shot-minnesota
It's the outfit that he is wearing (black body armor over a blue shirt and blue pants) that may give the appearance of law enforcement.
This image is from https://www.postbulletin.com/news/minnesota/police-officer-killed-in-minneapolis-shooting-remembered-for-heroism
The victims:
Hortman, was Democrat from Brooklyn Park, and represented District 34B. Hoffman, a Democrat from Champlin, represents Senate District 34.
Not sure how they can be so sure, right away, that he wasn't a real police officer. Unless they're just not prepared to look into that possibility.
https://www.fox9.com/news/brooklyn-park-champlin-shootings-suspect-impersonating-police
Wearing body armor over blue shirt and pants. It looks like they engaged the suspect at the Hortman residence so they probably got a good look at him.
Maybe it's possible they were able to review CCTV footage already as well?
Their shelter in place advisory says not to open the door for a single police officer or to call 911 to confirm.
The assassin also appears to have had use of a police car. Decent chance its a cop from another agency or jurisdiction.
Not sure what the evidence is, but the police gave a press conference saying so
What evidence is there that they aren't covering for their own