Minnesota Lawmaker Wounded In Shooting Details Moments Leading Up To Brutal Attack
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Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman (D) is in critical but stable condition, the family said.
Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, who was wounded after a gunman dressed as a police officer attacked him inside his home last week, on Thursday recalled the moments leading up to the shooting, calling on Americans to “work together to return to a level of civility that allows us all to live peacefully.”
Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, who are still recovering from the injuries they suffered in the shooting, said they returned home that evening accompanied by their adult daughter, Hope, after attending a dinner hosted by the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party on June 13.
“At approximately 2:00 a.m., we were all awakened by the sounds of pounding on the front door and shouts of someone seeking entry, identifying himself as a police officer,” the Hoffmans said in a statement.
When the door was opened, the three of them were standing in the entryway. The couple said the lawmaker lunged at the man as soon as he saw a gun pointed at him. John Hoffman was shot nine times, the family statement explains.
“As John fell, Yvette reached out to push the man and shut the door, succeeding before she was also hit eight times by gunfire,” it adds.
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