Before a suspect was ever named in the shootings, conspiracy theorists and opportunists jumped at the chance to blame their political opponents.

Q&A with Jillian Peterson, professor of criminology and criminal justice at Hamline University and co-founder of The Violence Project

Jon Stewart called out hypocrisy in the response to the recent shooting death of Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman in Minnesota on 'The Daily Show.'

Two Minnesota lawmakers were targeted in shootings last week that killed Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. The attacks show an escalation of violence against elected officials in recent years.

The alleged shooter is a 57-year-old white male; according to his ministry's website, he “sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn't the answer.”

As Americans come to grips with another horrific example of political violence in our country, some Republicans jumped to spread lies about what happened. Meanwhile, Monday marks 10 years since Trump announced his 2016 run for president - after a weekend that saw mass protests against him.

Trump had not called govenor more than 24 hours after suspect caught in targeted assassination of Democratic lawmaker and her husband

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