Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman became the first woman to lie in state at the Minnesota Capitol rotunda after she and her husband were killed in a politically motivated attack on June 14. The suspect, Vance Boelter, has been charged with their murders and is linked to additional violence against other lawmakers; he is set to appear in court again on July 3.
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Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, who tragically died in a suspected politically motivated attack, became the first woman to lie in state at the Minnesota Capitol rotunda, where thousands came to pay their respects.
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