2025 shootings of Minnesota legislators

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2025-shootings-of-minnesota-legislators

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of attacks?June 14, 2025
2. What is the deceased victims?State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark
3. What happened to Melissa Hortman on June 14, 2025?Melissa Hortman, a state representative and leader of the House Democratic caucus, was shot and killed at her home in Brooklyn Park. Her husband Mark was also killed in the attack.
4. Who was arrested after the shootings?Vance Luther Boelter, a 57‑year‑old man, was caught on June 15 in Green Isle, Minnesota. He was charged with many crimes, including murder and firearms offenses.

Assassination: The murder of a prominent person, especially a political leader, for political or religious reasons.
Manhunt: An extensive and determined search for a fugitive.
Premeditation: The action of planning something, especially a crime, beforehand.
Political Polarization: The divergence of political attitudes to ideological extremes, leading to increased division within society.