Minnesota state senator and his wife share new details about shooting

Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette released a public statement that included new details about the shooting that occurred last week.

The statement revealed that they went to the Humphrey Mondale dinner last Friday evening, and were at home with their adult daughter, Hope, when they heard a knock at the door around 2 a.m. from someone who looked like a police officer.

"When the door was opened, all three of us were in the entryway. John initially lunged at the gunman as the weapon was pointed directly at him, getting struck nine times," said the statement reported by Fox 9.

"As John fell, Yvette reached out to push the man and shut the door, succeeding before she was also hit eight times by gunfire. Hope then rushed to shut the door and secured the lock; she got to the phone and shared with the 911 operator that Senator John Hoffman had been shot in his home. Her brave actions and quick thinking triggered the notice to public safety officials that a politically motivated act was potentially underway," the statement also said.

Hoffman and his wife were shot a total of 17 times.

The suspect, Vance Luther Boelter, 57, fatally shot Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark.