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.

The killing of a Minnesota lawmaker is the first deadly attack against a politician in the state in more than three decades.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), appeared to blame the assassination of Smith’s friend, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, on the political left. Smith sought him out to chat.

In the hours after the weekend shooting spree targeting Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, information was still just trickling out.

Melissa Hortman and her husband died in the Minnesota shootings. John Hoffman and his wife were seriously wounded. Here's what we know.

Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, whom authorities say were fatally shot June 14 by 57-year-old Vance Boetler. Boetler, who was driving one of the "police type vehicles" owned by the security company he works for and is an evangelical Christian Republican opposed to abortion rights,