Lawmakers and the public gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol Wednesday night to honor Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, who were fatally shot over the weekend in what authorities called a political assassination.

Hundreds gathered outside Minnesota’s Capitol for a candlelight vigil honoring former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were fatally shot at their home. Governor Tim Walz, visibly moved,

A candlelight vigil in remembrance of Democratic-Farmer-Labor Rep. Melissa Hortman and husband Mark Hortman will be held Wednesday night on the steps of the state Capitol in St. Paul after the couple was slain in what authorities are calling a political assassination in their Brooklyn Park home.