Georgia’s elected leaders from both parties condemned attacks on state lawmakers in Minnesota on Saturday.
Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed Saturday morning by a gunman impersonating a police officer. Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot in their home in a separate incident but are expected to survive.
The 57-year-old suspect, Vance Boelter, was arrested Sunday evening. Police say the man left behind a manifesto and a target list that included dozens of Minnesota Democrats, as well as abortion providers and other advocates for reproductive rights.
Boelter is a Christian who voted for President Donald Trump and opposes abortion and LGBTQ rights, according to interviews with his childhood friend and videos of his sermons posted online, the Minnesota Reformer reported.
“There is no place in America for political violence of any kind,” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said in a statement, calling the suspect a “madman.”