US EditionBiden pays respects at Minnesota Capitol for slain Democratic lawmaker
- On June 27, 2025, former Minnesota Representative Melissa Hortman, along with her spouse Mark and their dog Gilbert, were honored by lying in state at the Minnesota Capitol following their fatal shooting at their Brooklyn Park residence on June 14.
- Officials described the June 14 incident as an assassination with political motives, which also wounded Senator Hoffman and his spouse Yvette, both of whom are currently receiving medical care.
- Thousands of Minnesotans, including Gov. Tim Walz and former President Joe Biden, gathered at the Capitol to pay respects, with Biden visiting both the lie-in-state memorial and Senator Hoffman in hospital.
- Melissa Hortman became the first female Minnesotan to lie in state at the Capitol, a distinction held by fewer than 20 individuals, honoring her two decades of legislative work and tenure as House Speaker Emerita.
- The public memorial, which featured flowers and pictures at the caskets, drew wide respect across party lines and underscored a communal mourning for a profound political loss and moment of violence.
212 Articles
212 Articles
More than a thousand mourners attend Melissa Hortman and her husband's funeral
MINNEAPOLIS (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - More than 1,000 mourners attended the funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, Saturday. They were shot and killed two weeks ago at their home by a man posing as a police officer. Minnesota's chief federal prosecutor has called the attack an assassination. Former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris were in attendance at Saturday's funeral in Minneapol…
Slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman mourned at funeral service
Mourners gathered on Saturday for the funeral of Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota lawmaker who was slain in a display of political violence that shocked the nation.Hortman, a former Democratic speaker of the Minnesota House, and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park, Minn., home earlier this month in what law enforcement says was part of a planned string of attacks against dozens of state Democratic elected officials. The …
Melissa Hortman honoured at funeral attended by Biden, Harris after tragic shooting
Hortman was shot to death in a pair of attacks two weeks earlier by a man posing as a police officer that Minnesota's chief federal prosecutor has called an assassination. The shootings also left her husband, Mark, dead and a state senator and his wife seriously wounded
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 60% of the sources are Center
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
