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.

"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.”

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

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.

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.

When a longtime Minnesota lawmaker died after a battle with ALS, former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman helped pass historic legislation in search of a cure.