Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman were laid to rest at a private funeral on Saturday, weeks after the two were killed in what authorities have called a "politically motivated assassination.

On a warm, humid Saturday morning, grieving loved ones gathered at The Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis to honor Minnesota’s former House Speaker and her husband, whose shocking killings in an attack earlier this month stunned the nation.

The funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, was held Saturday morning at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, after the couple were killed in what officials have described as a politically motivated assassination.