CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - In the aftermath of the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk , many are calling for the end of political violence -- including elected officials in the Charlotte area.

Kirk was shot and killed during a event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. Sept. 10. But he’s not the only target of politically-motived violence: Politicians from both parties have been the victims of political violence in recent years.

In June this year, former Minnesota state House Speaker Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband Mark were shot and killed in their home in what was described as a political assassination. The gunman accused of killing the Hortmans -- and shooting and wounding Sen. John Hoffman, another Democrat, and his wife -- had dozens of potential t

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