NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A newly filed Tennessee bill is aimed at cracking down on criminals who impersonate law enforcement following the violent killings of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in June.

Rep. Shaundelle Brooks (D-Nashville), the bill's sponsor, got the idea after the killings of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman, and the shooting of Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman. The man accused reportedly disguised himself as a police officer when he allegedly showed up at their homes.

The tragedy touched Rep. Brooks more than 1,000 miles away in Tennessee.

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“It was something I woke up to, and I don’t know. It scared me," Rep. Brooks said. “And

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