two state lawmakers from Minnesota were attacked in their homes in what Governor Tim Walz called a "politically motivated assassination" attempt. The attacks left one politician dead and another seriously injured.
Police are hunting for a suspect, Vance Luther Boelter, who remains at large.
The attacks drew condemnation from across the political spectrum. President Donald Trump said in a statement that "such horrific violence will not be tolerated".
US Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat who represents Minnesota, called it "an attack on everything we stand for as a democracy".
State representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in their home, the governor said.
She had served in the Minnesota House of Representatives for 20 years, and was speaker of the chamber from 2019-25.
State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were shot multiple times and injured, but survived. They had surgery.