Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman is laying in state at the Minnesota Capitol rotunda. Hortman, her husband, and their dog were killed in a June 14 attack.

The public has the opportunity on Friday to bid farewell to slain Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their dog, Gilbert — all of whom will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda.

Minnesotans paid their respects to Melissa and Mark Hortman at the Minnesota Capitol on Friday as the couple received one of the state’s highest honors. It’s a rare honor typically reserved for former governors,