After Minnesota killings, Capitol Hill representatives face stark reality about family safety

Most members of the U.S. House and Senate were nowhere near Washington when a gunman went to the homes of two Minnesota state lawmakers, killing two people and wounding two others.

And that’s exactly what rattled U.S. representatives and senators. They, too, weren’t in Washington. They were home for the weekend.

Police accuse Vance Boelter of killing Democratic state Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. Boelter is also accused of shooting Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette.