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The late Minnesota House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark will lie in state at the Capitol on Friday.

Private funeral services are set to follow on Saturday. The Hortmans were killed in their home earlier this month in an alleged political assassination. 

Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday that members of the public will be able to pay their respects to the Hortmans in the Capitol rotunda between noon and 5 p.m. on Friday. The Hortmans will be joined by their golden retriever Gilbert, who was also fatally shot.

Late DFL leader Melissa Hortman remembered as ‘shining light,’ consensus builder

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Candlelight vigil attended by hundreds offers communal chance to grieve killing of Hortmans

‘It feels different in here’: Walz returns to the Capitol after death of friend and colleague

Melissa Hortman will be the first woman to lie in state in Minnesota — as well as the first lawmaker to lie in state after solely serving in the state House. Fewer than 20 former governors, senators and others have also been accorded the honor following their passing. 

Vance Boelter faces state and federal charges for allegedly killing the Hortmans, as well as shooting and wounding state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. The Hoffmans are recovering from their injuries.

Boelter went to the homes of two other state lawmakers

 on the morning of June 14, and had a list of dozens of other elected officials in his vehicle.

Correction (June 24, 2025): A previous version of this story incorrectly identified Sen. John Hoffman. The story has been updated.

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The late Minnesota House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark will lie in state at the Capitol on Friday. Private funeral services are set to follow on Saturday.

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