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 and her husband Mark were fatally shot at their home in Brooklyn Park early Saturday. A second Democratic lawmaker, state Sen. John Hoffman, and his wife Yvette, were also shot and wounded at their home in Champlin. 

Gov. Tim Walz said the shooting “appears to be a politically motivated assassination.” On Sunday, he pleaded for civility in American life. “This cannot be the norm,” he said. “It cannot be the way we deal with our political differences.”

Angela Davis and her guests talk about how Minnesotans are processing the news, the history of political violence in the United States and how it’s changing. 

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A man suspected of assassinating a Minnesota state lawmaker and shooting another was taken into custody Sunday evening. Angela Davis and her guests talk about how Minnesotans are processing the news.

'This cannot be the norm': Minnesotans struggle with surge in political violence

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