A candlelight vigil in remembrance of Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman will be held Wednesday on the steps of the State Capitol after the couple was slain in what authorities are calling a political assassination in their Brooklyn Park home.

Accused Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter's alleged plan to kill more politicians on his target list was foiled by a police sergeant's proactive hunch.

Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, State Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses were all shot early Saturday in targeted attacks.

Two days after learning their parents were the targeted victims of what authorities are describing as a political assassination, Sophie and Colin Hortman released a statement on behalf of their family.

Early Saturday morning, Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were assassinated in their home.

"The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else.”

Hortman and her husband were killed in what Gov. Tim Walz called a "politically motivated assassination" on Saturday, June 14

Minneapolis mourns the assassination of Speaker Hortman and husband; city emphasizes democracy, safety, and community events.

Gov. Tim Walz called the event a “politically motivated assassination," with the attack marking the latest such incident over the last several years.