The shootings happened on Saturday, June 14. Later that same day, Gov. Tim Walz ordered that flags at all state buildings ...

The debate about the Minnesota shooter's politics is now a predictable manifestation of America's polarization.

Gov. Tim Walz has ordered all U.S. and Minnesota flags to fly at half-staff to honor Hortman starting immediately at state buildings within Minnesota, and invited citizens, ...

Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park Home. ... A U.S. flag flies at half-staff at the Minnesota State Capitol on June 15, 2025.

Minn. (Valley News Live) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has ordered flags at half-staff to honor House Speaker Melissa Hortman. Hours after her death, Governor Walz has ordered all United States ...

Hortman served in the Minnesota State Legislature since 2005. She served as Speaker of the House from 2019 to 2025. Flags are ordered at half-staff immediately.

State and local law enforcement detailed a timeline of events, speaking in front of U.S. and Minnesota flags. “Our state lost a great leader, and I lost the dearest of friends,” Walz said.

The Minnesota DFL logo appears on a podium at a DFL election-night party, Nov. 8, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, file) Author: Melissa Hernandez De La Cruz, Associated Press ...

Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot multiple times. Both lawmakers belong to Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Hoffman, a Democrat, was first elected in 2012.

The governors in Minnesota and South Dakota ordered flags to fly at half-staff to remember Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was killed Saturday, June 14.

From the Office of Governor Tim Walz - June 14, 2025. Governor Tim Walz has ordered all United States and Minnesota flags to fly at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota ...