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‘It’s horrible, it’s mind-numbing’: Murdered US lawmaker’s family speaks

by The editor•19 June 2025•Posted inBBC US politics

The parents and brother of Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman spoke out for the first time since the shooting last week.

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