Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman has been released from hospital care less than a month after he was shot nine times during a politically motivated attack at his home. A family spokesperson said the 55-year-old Democrat left intensive care on Monday and was moved to a transitional rehabilitation facility, where doctors expect him to remain for several weeks and undergo further surgeries. Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were awakened around 2 a.m. on 14 June by a man claiming to be a police officer at the door of their Champlin residence. When Hoffman tried to block the intruder, the gunman opened fire, wounding the senator nine times and Yvette eight times. Their adult daughter, unhurt, locked the door and called 911. Yvette Hoffman was discharged from hospital on 19 June. Authorities identify the suspect as 57-year-old Vance Boelter, who is also accused of fatally shooting former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, about 90 minutes after the attack on the Hoffmans. U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson has described the spree as “targeted political assassinations.” Boelter is being held without bail on six federal and four state counts of murder and attempted murder. Federal prosecutors have not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty. Hoffman’s family said the senator faces a long rehabilitation but is expected to recover fully.