Jessie Ebertz stopped tears by standing in front of a temporary memorial to commemorate Democratic politician Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed last week.
Ms Eberts, a government employee who lives in the state capital, said: “Minnesota is a bit like a safe haven.
“This made it blow away from the water.”
The death of Hotman and her husband Mark has triggered a shock wave across the state. They were shot dead by a man disguised as a policeman early Saturday morning.
Democratic Congressman John Hoffman and his wife were also injured – they are expected to survive.
However, it seems that politically motivated attacks are confident in the state’s reputation of courtesy, courtesy and respect, an attitude with its own nickname and Wikipedia page: “Nice, Minnesota.”
The suspect Vance Boelter also visited two other homes earlier Saturday in search of politicians, prosecutors said.
The state’s largest ever hunter ended late Sunday, when Boelter was captured near his house in a rural area covered with farms, gravel roads and small villages, about an hour from the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Many noted that Mrs. Hotman is known for her ability to work with Republican colleagues, including the recent vote through the state budget.
On Monday, local talk show radio station WCCO replayed her last interview, working together with Republican colleagues, who are here to discuss what they might do if they spend some rest time together.
Jenna Stocker, editor of Thinky Minnesota, Minnesota, said that the Upper West friendly state could avoid more frequent falls into violent political hatred, a fantasy.
Last year, the center’s office was bombed by think tank officials as saying it was politically motivated. No one was charged with a crime.
“Even some people in Minnesota do let politics guide their thoughts and their perceptions of neighbors, friends and relatives,” Ms. Stock said.
In extreme cases, this leads to extreme action. Some recent research shows that political violence throughout the United States is developing to a level not seen since the 1970s.
Reuters has calculated more than 300 politically motivated violence since the Capitol riots in January 2021. A 2023 study by the Brennan Justice Center, the left-leaning institute, found that 40% of state lawmakers experienced threats or attacks three years ago.
Despite two irritating fears about the assassination attempts by Donald Trump and the 2021 Capitol riots, there was no mass violence during the November 2024 presidential election.
But since the vote, relationships have become tense.
In April, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence caught fire. Politics seems to have inspired a killer of a health care executive in New York and two Israeli embassy employees in Washington.
In Washington, U.S. Congressmen will receive a security emergency this week.
Meanwhile, in Minnesota, many are lamenting the attacks of politicians in the state, in a place where they pride themselves on their ability to be open and avoid the malignancy of the state’s political politics.
Although the recent attacks were pristine, there were few visible signs inside the Capitol building and no metal detectors were found on Monday afternoon.
Among the mourners, several Holtman’s relatives laid flowers in front of the state assembly hall, and a table was filled with bouquets, marking the reading “change of demand” and “stagnation.”
Between the news camera and flowers, a group lingers around the building, conducting a tour guide, and legislators work in weird booing.
But, as people here mourn, partisan arguments continue nationwide.
President Trump said Tuesday he would not call Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democratic vice presidential candidate, in last year’s election, but instead called him a “mess mess.”
He told reporters: “That guy has no clue.”
After the attack, several of Trump’s top supporters and allies — including Utah Senator Mike Lee, Elon Musk, conspiracy theorist Laura Rumer and activist Laura Loomer and activist Charlie Kirk — attempted no evidence that Waltz and Democratic lawmakers linked the killing to the killing.
Lee wrote: “This is what happens when Marxists don’t leave”, while Musk re-transmitted a message that included sentences about the attack, with comments “The violence of homicide on the far left is.”
Neither of the men responded to requests for comment, both appearing to be attracted by conspiracy theories that flow online.
Many noted that Waltz and former Democratic governors have appointed suspects to the state economic commission.
But, according to interviews with friends and neighbors, Boelter is a supporter of President Trump. His long-term target list includes democratic and progressive lawmakers, whose flyers contain information on anti-Trump “King-free” rallies that took place Saturday in St. Paul and other cities across the country.
Although the exact motives are still under investigation, evidence suggests that the suspects are targeting the president’s opponents, left-wing and Democratic politicians.
“It’s so scary,” said neighbor Kameko White, who lives near one of the suspect’s houses in northern Minneapolis, which was attacked by police on Saturday.
“I see that man in the yard every day,” Ms. White said. “The other day, I saw him smoking outside in my laptop and writing something.”
While Mr. Boelter’s captives gave some relief here, discussions about Minnesota radio waves have turned to what can be done to cool down political temperatures and prevent future attacks.
Ms. Stoke, editor of Minnesota Thought, said: “There are good people here,” noting that the vast majority of Minnesota people refuse violence.
However, the “other” and intense rhetoric increased, which made her pessimistic about the quick chances of peace.
“It will take a generation to say we will stop taking this, just stopping,” she said.
“I think we need young people to get up and say we just don’t want to represent it.”
