A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.

Melissa Hortman, a Democratic state assemblywoman, and her husband Mark have been assassinated by a gunman disguised as a police officer. In what officials have called a politically motivated attack,

Officers exchanged fire with Boelter, who fled inside the home before escaping. Officers then found the Hortmans inside suffering gunshot wounds. Melissa Hortman, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene, with Mark Hortman, 57, dying a short time later at North Memorial Hospital.

Minnesota Dem Melissa Hortman was assassinated by suspect Vance Luther Boelter, who turned up at her residence wearing a mask and cop gear, impersonating a police officer. Her husband was also killed by the crazed gunman,

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar dined with former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman shortly before before she was tragically gunned down in her home alongside her husband. Klobuchar (D-Minn.) was informed about the heartbreaking loss by Minnesota Gov.

Investigators found a cowboy hat near the vehicle and were working to determine whether it belongs to Boelter.

Minnesota was on edge Sunday after House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot Saturday in their Brooklyn Park home, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife survived the assassin’s attack at their home in Champlin.

WARNING: Police told Brooklyn Park residents and nearby neighbors to NOT answer their doors for a lone police officer.