Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman, ihr Ehemann und ihr Golden Retriever liegen im Staat, als die Öffentlichkeit Hunde dazu bringt, Respekt zu erweisen
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TLDR:
* On Friday, June 27, [Melissa Hortman](https://people.com/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-full-recap-11754836), her husband [Mark Hortman](https://people.com/minnesota-lawmaker-killed-in-politically-motivated-assassination-11754827) and their family dog Gilbert laid in state in the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda following their deaths on June 14. The occurrence marked the first time that a woman and an animal have lied in state at the Capitol in Minnesota history.
* Photos from the formal occasion show two wooden caskets positioned beside each other, with a framed picture of the couple between them. A golden urn decorated with paw prints for Gilbert was perched on a high table in the middle of the caskets, alongside a photo of the pooch and a bouquet of flowers. In a poignant gesture, members of the public brought their dogs to the Capitol as they paid their respects. Among the pooches, there has been a service dog, as well as other golden retrievers like Gilbert.
* Melissa, Mark and their dog were fatally shot at their home in Stillwater, Minn., on June 14. The alleged shooter, Vance Boelter, was arrested and charged with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder on June 15 after a statewide manhunt, [The Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-8ce70a94c9eb90688baaa1a71faef6cc) reported.
I’m not a religious person but right now I do hope there’s a heaven where we can be with our beloved pets together forever. RIP
The shooter was in court yesterday whining to the judge because he was having a tough time getting a Good night’s sleep in his jail cell 😔
This story seemed to vanish from the headlines so quickly. Nobody should ever forget that was a Trump voter who did this!
It’s crazy how nothing became of this and how it was mostly forgotten in the news cycle that a politician was assassinated by a MAGA pastor.
Trump didn’t even bother showing up to at least pay his respects but he gave a settlement to the family of a dead insurrectionist, Ashli Babbitt.
Make it make sense.
I didn’t realize he shot the dog too. I’m glad the family was able to be together lying in state. What a horror this all is.
Don’t forget that this is right with terrorism emboldened by Trump.
Motherfucker shot the dog too? Maybe he can take over from Noem someday soon.
This story continues to haunt me. It’s just terrible and heartbreaking all around.
This is both heartbreaking and heartwarming, though it should have never come to this.
They did not deserve to die.
Shouldn’t be surprised this story low key muted now
I can only imagine that dogs typically aren’t allowed in the capitol building? So truly heartwarming that people chose to also honour the good dog, and the security staff for saying „let’s ignore the rules for this one“.
Man the dog too. If it wasn’t horrible enough the son of a bitch killed the dog too. christo-fascism must be stopped at all costs. It is a direct attack on freedom and liberty. They need to be treated like Al Qaeda not given a seat at the bloody table. Absolutely disgusting.
This is a nice story and I’m glad they did it to bring some sunshine to a horrible situation.
Sorry that even this is tarnished by such hate.
The media is not only complicity in these deaths they are now ignoring them. They are choosing to attack Mamdani for daring to track the donor class and he’s just a potential mayor of NYC!
There needs to be a national conversation about how violent and extreme the MAGA movement is. Instead the media covers up for MAGA and downplays how dangerous they are.
Donald Trump has failed to condemn this attack by his follower because he wants to encourage more violence in his name
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What kind of monster would kill a dog?
There’s a special place in hell for murderers…. And their outhouses empty into the special place in hell for people who shoot dogs.