Rhode Island's governor is offering condolences following the weekend shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses.
Former Congresswoman Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in the Saturday morning attack, State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were shot and injured.
Governor Dan McKee says he is thinking of the families of Representative Hortman and her husband and praying for the full recovery of Senator Hoffman and his wife.
The governor says political violence is a threat to democracy and it must be condemned in the strongest terms.
The suspect in the shootings was taken into police custody on Sunday night.
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