A former Minnesota House speaker and her spouse were killed and a state senator and his wife were wounded in targeted shootings early Saturday at their homes near Minneapolis, officials said.

Gov. Tim Walz says Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed. A second lawmaker, state Sen. John Hoffman, and his wife were shot and wounded.

Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in politically motivated shootings overnight, Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday.  Hortman and her husband were shot in Brooklyn Park,