Brooklyn Park [Minnesota] police searching for suspect in ‘multiple targeted shootings’ involving lawmakers
Brooklyn Park [Minnesota] police searching for suspect in ‘multiple targeted shootings’ involving lawmakers
www.startribune.com
Search for Hortman assassination suspect stretches into the night
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what evidence is there that proves the shooter was "impersonating" a cop?
Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said that it was not a police officer.
According to this article: https://www.fox9.com/news/melissa-hortman-john-hoffman-lawmakers-shot-minnesota
It's the outfit that he is wearing (black body armor over a blue shirt and blue pants) that may give the appearance of law enforcement.
This image is from https://www.postbulletin.com/news/minnesota/police-officer-killed-in-minneapolis-shooting-remembered-for-heroism
The victims:
Hortman, was Democrat from Brooklyn Park, and represented District 34B. Hoffman, a Democrat from Champlin, represents Senate District 34.
Not sure how they can be so sure, right away, that he wasn't a real police officer. Unless they're just not prepared to look into that possibility.
https://www.fox9.com/news/brooklyn-park-champlin-shootings-suspect-impersonating-police
Wearing body armor over blue shirt and pants. It looks like they engaged the suspect at the Hortman residence so they probably got a good look at him.
Maybe it's possible they were able to review CCTV footage already as well?
Their shelter in place advisory says not to open the door for a single police officer or to call 911 to confirm.
The assassin also appears to have had use of a police car. Decent chance its a cop from another agency or jurisdiction.
Got look at him? Probably nodded and let him go. Notice how white suspects are always taken into custody, especially fuckers like this.
Not sure what the evidence is, but the police gave a press conference saying so
What evidence is there that they aren't covering for their own