A Minnesota gubernatorial candidate is suspending his campaign after his daughter was fatally stabbed. Jeff Johnson, a Republican and former St. Cloud City Council member, left the race after his daughter, 22-year-old Hallie Tobler, was stabbed on Saturday. Authorities suspect her husband, Dylan Tobler, 23, is responsible for the stabbing. Police responded the night of Feb. 7 to reports of a medical emergency at the couple’s locked apartment, where they found Hallie Tobler dead and her husband suffering from what are believed to be self-inflicted stab wounds. “Based on the investigation, it is believed that (the husband’s) injuries are self-inflicted and that he is the person responsible for Hallie’s injuries and death,” St. Cloud police said. Dylan Tobler was hospitalized and is in stable condition. “There are no words that can adequately express the sorrow we feel for Jeff and his family,“ the Republican Party of Minnesota wrote on Facebook. “The loss of a child is unimaginable, and our thoughts and prayers are with them as they grieve this devastating tragedy.”
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