Murdered Minnesota Senator, husband lying down to rest
Private funerals were held for former Minnesota Senior Chairman Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
st. Paul, Minnesota – Family, friends and senior officials across the country, including former President Joe Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz attended the funeral on Saturday, June 28th.
Walz, June 24th, announced details of the funeral for June 28th. This began at 10:30am and was streamed live on the Minnesota Department of Public Safety YouTube page.
According to the governor’s office, Hortmans and Golden Retriver’s Gilbert lay at Rotunda at the Minnesota Capitol to pay homage to the city on June 27th from 12 to 5pm.
According to the release, Hortman was the first woman and one of less than 20 Minnesotans lying on the Capitol.
The three were killed in a targeted attack on June 14th. Vance Belter is said to have impersonated a police officer and knocked on the couple’s door before shooting them. He is currently facing both federal and state charges and is in custody.
Belter is also accused of shooting Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. Both are alive and have recovered from gunshot wounds.
Corey Schmidt covers St. Cloud Times politics and courts. He can be contacted at cschmidt@gannett.com.
