Minnesotans are remembering DFL House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were both killed Saturday in what Governor Tim Walz is calling a politically motivated assassination.

Boelter claimed to have a doctorate of education, and said he spent extensive time in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa — where he was seen in videos apparently preaching on stage.

A massive law enforcement operation is ongoing as authorities search for Vance Boelter, the 57-year-old man suspected of the politically-motivated killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband,

Minnesota shooter Vance Luther Boelter targeted Minnesota senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, who shielded their daughter during the attack.