Overview

• The private June 28 service at Minneapolis’s Basilica of St. Mary drew about 1,500 mourners and was livestreamed by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
• Gov. Tim Walz delivered the eulogy, lauding Melissa Hortman’s bipartisan achievements and calling her the most consequential speaker in Minnesota history.
• On June 27, the couple and their golden retriever Gilbert lay in state at the Minnesota Capitol rotunda, where over 7,000 people paid their respects.
• Suspect Vance Boelter, 57, surrendered after the largest manhunt in state history and remains jailed pending a grand jury indictment on state first-degree murder and multiple federal counts.
• Officials have described the shootings as politically motivated and lawmakers are reviewing measures to strengthen protection for public officials.