Yvette Hoffman, who is recovering at home after being shot eight times by a gunman five days earlier, is known for her warm hugs and gentle patience to a room full of kindergarteners at Maple Grove's Fernbrook Elementary.

The June 19 statement recounted the early morning hours of Saturday, June 14, when Sen. Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were shot in their Champlin home. The family attended the Humphrey Mondale dinner on Friday night, and were awoken at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday by the sounds of pounding on their front door, according to the statement.