Hortman, 55, and her husband Mark, 58, were shot in their Brooklyn Park home, while Hoffman, 60, and his wife Yvette were shot about 5 miles away in their Champlin home. Investigators say they believe the suspect was dressed in a manner to appear like a police officer.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office says the Hortmans each died from multiple gunshot wounds. Rep. Hortman was pronounced dead at the scene, while her husband died at North Memorial Health in Robbinsdale.

In a press conference on Saturday afternoon, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said Sen. Hoffman is out of surgery and stable, but described his injuries as very serious. His wife’s condition is unclear.

Hortman, who leaves behind two children, was a member of the Democratic Party who represented Minnesota House District 34B.

Hoffman, also a Democrat, represents Minnesota Senate District 34. Hoffman and his wife have one daughter.

At a Saturday morning press conference, Walz called the deaths of Hortman and her husband “a political assassination,” and has ordered flags to fly at half staff in their honor.

BCA identifies the suspect

Evans identified the suspect in the shootings as 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter. He was last seen Saturday morning in surveillance video captured by a Minneapolis business. Authorities have since canceled a shelter-in-place order for a three-mile radius around Brooklyn Park’s Edinburgh Golf Course.