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Speaker 1: Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Nicole Parton.

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Speaker 1: Just days after the tragic shooting death of Representative Melissa

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Speaker 1: Hortman in her residence, a break in was reported at

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Speaker 1: the home of the former speaker of the Minnesota State

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Speaker 1: House of Representatives. According to reports, officers in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota,

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Speaker 1: were called to the scene around eight am on Wednesday,

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Speaker 1: where the home had been boarded up following the shooting

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Speaker 1: incident on June fourteen. Police noted that the plywood covering

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Speaker 1: a rear window had been forcibly removed, allowing the intruder

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Speaker 1: to break in. Fortunately, the family reported that they did

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Speaker 1: not believe any items were taken from the home. Melissa Hortman,

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Speaker 1: fifty five, and her husband Mark fifty eight, were fatally

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Speaker 1: shot by an assailant early Saturday morning, an event described

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Speaker 1: by Governor Tim Walls as a politically motivated assassination.

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Speaker 2: A moment in this country where we watched violency rop

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Speaker 2: This cannot be the norm, it cannot be the way

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Speaker 2: that we deal with our political differences. Now's the time

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Speaker 2: for us to recommit to the core values of this country,

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Speaker 2: and each and every one of us can do it.

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Speaker 2: Talk to a neighbor rather than arguing debate an issue,

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Speaker 2: shake hands fine common ground.

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Speaker 1: Also attack that morning was State Senator John Hoffman, who,

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Speaker 1: along with his wife Evett, was shot at their home

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Speaker 1: in Champlain, but survived the ordeal. Authorities apprehended fifty seven

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Speaker 1: year old Vance Bolter in connection with the shootings the

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Speaker 1: following day. He has been charged with murder at both

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Speaker 1: the state and federal levels. In the wake of their parents' deaths,

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Speaker 1: the Hortman's adult children, Colin thirty and Sophie twenty eight,

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Speaker 1: issued a heartfelt statement, we are devastated and heartbroken at

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Speaker 1: the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. They expressed

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Speaker 1: they were the guiding light of our lives and it's

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Speaker 1: hard to comp that they are no longer with us.

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Speaker 1: Their love for us was limitless and we missed them dearly.

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Speaker 1: Or Crime and Justice News after this As country artist

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Speaker 1: Garth Brooks navigates legal troubles stemming from sexual assault allegations

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Speaker 1: that surfaced late last year, his youngest daughter, Ali, has

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Speaker 1: expressed her desire to establish her own identity in the

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Speaker 1: music industry. In a recent interview with Bobby Bones on

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Speaker 1: the Bobby Cast podcast. The twenty eight year old emphasized

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Speaker 1: her wish to be viewed independently of her father's legacy.

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Speaker 1: In a clip posted on the podcast Instagram, Ali said,

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Speaker 1: I'm asking the industries to support me, not pigeonhole me.

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Speaker 1: I'm not going to conform to that expectation they want

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Speaker 1: to appreciate me there, she asserted, I do not represent

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Speaker 1: Garth Brooks in any way. Ali went on to share

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Speaker 1: her firshid with how often she's introduced as Garth Brooks's daughter,

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Speaker 1: noting that creates an assumption about her performances. When people

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Speaker 1: hear Ali, they expect friends in low places to be

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Speaker 1: part of the show. But that's not happening, she said.

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Speaker 1: Fortunately for Ali, many of her fans were unaware of

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Speaker 1: her connection to the country music icon. Ali's remarks came

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Speaker 1: shortly after her father, of the sixty three year old

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Speaker 1: Garth Brooks, faced allegations of sexual assault and battery from

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Speaker 1: a former employee. Brooks has since filed a countersuit alleging

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Speaker 1: extortion and defamation, with the legal matters still in progress.

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Speaker 1: Authorities in Ohio have confirmed the discovery of human remains

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Speaker 1: in the backyard of a residence in Kettering, which was

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Speaker 1: searched in relation to a missing woman case on Tuesday.

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Speaker 1: As we previously reported, Kettering police were dispatched to a

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Speaker 1: home on Many Court around eight forty five am regarding

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Speaker 1: a missing person. Kettering Police Chief Chip Poor stated that

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Speaker 1: the operation was part of the search warrant linked to

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Speaker 1: the disappearance of Nicole Slusser. Her ex boyfriend Shane Smith

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Speaker 1: has been named a person of interest in the case.

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Speaker 1: Portsman noted that Smith was known to police as armed

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Speaker 1: and dangerous. During the search, three individuals were seen leaving

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Speaker 1: the residence as they confirmed Smith was inside. He was

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Speaker 1: eventually located around six pm hiding in a closet beneath

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Speaker 1: some safes. While investigators were examining the property, they came

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Speaker 1: across what appeared to be human remains in the backyard. Honestly,

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Speaker 1: it wasn't something that was on everyone's mind, commented neighbor

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Speaker 1: Stephanie Irby. The Montgomery County Corner's Office has confirmed that

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Speaker 1: the remains are human and is currently aiding in the investigation.

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Speaker 1: Shane Smith is currently held in the Montgomery County Jail

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Speaker 1: on outstanding warrants, with further charges expected. According to Kettering Police,

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Speaker 1: forty year old Nicole Slusser was last seen by her

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Speaker 1: family in December. Anyone with information regarding her disappearance has

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Speaker 1: now urged to contact Detective Sterile at nine three seven

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