Minnesotans gathered at the Capitol for "No Kings" protests and mourn Rep. Melissa Hortman, as law enforcement searched for her suspected killer.

On the same day Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered in a "politically-motivated" assassination, more "politically-motivated" violence occurred at peaceful protests across the country.

It began with a moment of silence for a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband who were killed in what Gov. Tim Walz called a political assassination.

Thousands of demonstrators turned out to protest the Trump administration in St. Paul on Saturday, even as dozens of other “No Kings” events across Minnesota were canceled.

The protests coincide with a military parade in Washington, D.C., held on the U.S. Army's 250th birthday and President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.

After two Minnesota state lawmakers were shot in a targeted attack, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz advises against attending "No Kings" Day protests.

The State Patrol asked that people stay away from the rallies “out of an abundance of caution,” but thousands still turned out in the Twin Cities, Duluth and Rochester.

Also in North Dakota – it’s estimated that 1,700 people turned up in Bismarck, while smaller protests were held in Grand Forks, Jamestown, Bottineau, Devils Lake, Dickinson, Williston and Minot.

Thousands gathered at the State Capitol on Saturday following the news that a gunman targeted two Minnesota lawmakers.

The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, two law enforcement officials said.