Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot inside their Brooklyn Park home overnight Saturday. About 90 minutes before that, police say Boelter shot Democratic state Sen.

Gilbert, the golden retriever trained by murdered Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman, had to be put down after the shooting that killed her and husband Mark at their home.

Before a suspect was ever named in the shootings, conspiracy theorists and opportunists jumped at the chance to blame their political opponents.

Officials say Vance Luther Boelter 'stalked his victims like prey,' Boelter faces multiple state and federal charges.

"There is absolutely no place in this country for political violence. We must be a nation that values civility and mutual respect – always," Budzinski wrote in a post on X.

President Donald Trump unexpectedly departed the Group of Seven summit yesterday and said he was heading back to Washington to deal with conflicts in the Middle East.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Violence and fear swept through towns in an arc around Minneapolis for more than 40 hours over the weekend as a man seemingly intent on sowing political devastation killed one Minnesota state lawmaker and left another bleeding from nine bullet wounds.

Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota confronted GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah at the Capitol Monday over a social media post on the Minnesota lawmaker shooting.