Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman out of ICU after assassination attempt

Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News on Jul 8, 2025

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Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman has been released from intensive care more than three weeks after he was shot and wounded in a politically motivated attack, that also left fellow Democratic lawmaker, state Rep. Melissa Hortman, dead.

“I can confirm John is out of the ICU and at a rehab facility,” Bess Ellenson, a spokesperson for the couple, said in a statement to multiple news outlets. It included a photo of the smiling senator flashing a thumbs up as he exited his room, suitcase in hand. She added that Hoffman “still has a long road to recovery ahead.”

According to KARE, Hoffman is expected to remain at the rehab facility for at least a couple of weeks. He is also slated to undergo several operations.

Hoffman was shot nine times in the doorway of his residence in Champlin on June 14 by alleged gunman Vance Boelter, who was posing as a police officer at the time. His wife, Yvette Hoffman, was also shot eight times in the overnight ambush, reportedly while she shielded their daughter, Hope, from the gunfire.

Some 90 minutes later, Boelter turned up at Hortman’s home in Brooklyn Park eight miles away, still wearing his disguise. Both she and her husband, Mark Hortman, were struck and pronounced dead on the scene.

Their family dog, Gilbert, was also fatally wounded, police said.

The Hoffmans, meanwhile, received life-saving care before being rushed to an area hospital. They both underwent surgery there, and Yvette was released on June 19.

Boelter was arrested and taken into custody in Sibley County some 36 hours after the shootings.

Police have said they’re still investigating a motive for the attacks. A “manifesto,” recovered from a phony police vehicle investigators believe Boelter used during the shootings, included an apparent hit list with dozens of names, including Hoffman and Hortman. He’s facing six federal charges and four state charges of murder and attempted murder