Hundreds gather to remember prominent Minnesota lawmaker and husband slain in their home
June 18, 2025
Hundreds have gathered outside Minnesota’s Capitol for a vigil to remember a prominent state lawmaker and her husband gunned down at their home. As a quintet from the Minnesota Orchestra played, Gov. Tim Walz wiped away tears and comforted attendees in St. Paul on Wednesday evening. Former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed early Saturday. The man charged in federal and state court with killing them, Vance Boelter, is also accused of shooting another Democratic lawmaker and his wife. Boelter’s attorneys have declined to comment on the charges.
