Hoffman and family say they suffered ‘emotional trauma’ after shooting and are recovering
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State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, continue to recover from injuries suffered two weekends ago when a gunman shot them multiple times at their Champlin home.
In a statement released Sunday, the Hoffmans say they are in stable condition, but “face a long road ahead” as they continue to recover from “physical injuries and emotional trauma.” Their adult daughter, Hope, was at home at the time and “bruises from the attack continue to heal.”
The statement, which was signed by John, Yvette and Hope Hoffman, hinted at details of the shooting.
“All of us were lined up at gunpoint,” the Hoffmans wrote. “We’re so grateful [Hope] happened to be at our house that night. There’s no doubt her call to 911 saved the lives of others.”
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The Hoffmans say they watched the funeral on Saturday of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. In the grandeur of the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, with former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris in a front pew, the Hortmans were eulogized as warm, caring people.
“It was heartbreakingly beautiful,” they wrote. “Our hearts are with the Hortman family in this time of immense grief.”
Vance Boelter, 57, has been charged in a six-count federal complaint with killing the Hortmans inside their Brooklyn Park home around 3:30 a.m. on June 14 and with shooting and seriously wounding John and Yvette at their house in Champlin about 90 minutes earlier.
Boelter is also facing state murder charges in Hennepin County, but the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office says the federal case will proceed first.
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