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Democratic politicians blamed President Trump for a violent political atmosphere in the wake of a Minnesota state lawmaker being murdered and another injured in a pair of shootings.
A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.
Gov. Tim Walz called the event a “politically motivated assassination," with the attack marking the latest such incident over the last several years.
Both solemnity and concern were shared across the aisle in the Pennsylvania Capitol as lawmakers discussed the dangers of political violence.
The recent shootings of lawmakers in Minnesota are part of a disturbing trend toward politically linked violence, ABC News analysts say.
Federal officials say the suspect in the Minnesota lawmaker shootings had notebooks with a list of over 45 state and federal officials to target. Rep. Kelly Morrison, who says she was on the list, joins Chris Jansing to discuss how “traumatic” the shootings have been on her community and why she fears the political violence will have a chilling effect on the country.
The attacks on two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers at home are the latest in a grim spike in political violence.
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