Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
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Brooklyn Park is a suburban city on the west bank of the Mississippi River, upstream from the Twin Cities in northern Hennepin County. It is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The
Brooklyn Park City Hall in November 2006
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Melissa Hortman
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Melissa Anne Hortman was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 61st speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, she represented nort
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
…in 1969. In 2025 it was one of the dual epicenters of the 2025 Minnesota lawmaker shootings, which saw the assassination of DFL State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.549 square miles (68.76 km2), of which 26.076 square…
Hortman in 2023
Hortman speaks to press after becoming Speaker of the House (January 2019).
Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert all lying in state at the Minnesota State Capitol
A flag at Yosemite National Park flying at half-staff on June 16 after Hortman's assassination