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		<title>Former Minnesota House Speaker Hortman to lie in state as suspect heads to court</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS &#8212; Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman will lie in state in the Minnesota Capitol rotunda on Friday while the man charged with killing her and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, is due in court. Hortman, a Democrat, will be the first woman and one of fewer than 20 [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC "><span class="oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  ">MINNEAPOLIS &#8212; </span>Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman will <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-funeral-119d4589c28205b4faec41f5c59a823c">lie in state</a> in the Minnesota Capitol rotunda on Friday while the man charged with killing her and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, is due in court.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy "><a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-hortman-d5b1788f4ad91c00e5b5b1c24707f2ce">Hortman, a Democrat</a>, will be the first woman and one of fewer than 20 Minnesotans accorded the honor. She will lie in state with her husband, Mark, and their golden retriever, Gilbert. Her husband was also killed in the June 14 attack, and Gilbert was seriously wounded and had to be euthanized.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The public can <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-vigil-3ec7d63b0137dbfd59a008a259f49903">pay their respects</a> from noon to 5 p.m. Friday. House TV <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.house.mn.gov/Live/1">will livestream</a> the viewing. A private funeral is set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday. The service will be livestreamed on the Department of Public Safety’s <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flinks-2.govdelivery.com%2FCL0%2Fhttps%3A%252F%252Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%252F%253Furl%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.youtube.com%25252F%252540MNDPS%2526data%3D05%25257C02%25257CEmmet.Rice%252540state.mn.us%25257C7b94323f90ea4ec022f708ddb2b85843%25257Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c2159828c%25257C0%25257C0%25257C638863227004918420%25257CUnknown%25257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%25253D%25253D%25257C0%25257C%25257C%25257C%2526sdata%3D3WKUEbO1QKGw%25252FIPkhTahhcgSXkZnluSzunG2hS84olc%25253D%2526reserved%3D0%2F1%2F01010197a16219ca-0a4e0505-14e9-4dc8-8125-0e146574cce4-000000%2F9wGUoEImOzVaNo4Cd14ZcS9JbQRdmtzZKDz2WT3MFJ8%3D410&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cskarnowski%40ap.org%7C9cfbda2e43ac4d5495ec08ddb306006f%7Ce442e1abfd6b4ba3abf3b020eb50df37%7C1%7C0%7C638863560571452753%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6G48NLG%2BBAKfUnLfzmw1BjHFeEGChnUtVe9%2BQ23ZuBk%3D&amp;reserved=0">YouTube channel.</a></p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Former Vice President Kamala Harris will fly to Minnesota for the funeral but won’t have a speaking role, according to her personal office. Harris expressed her condolences this past week to Hortman’s adult children, and spoke with Gov. Tim Walz, her 2024 running mate, who extended an invitation on behalf of the Hortman family, her office said.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The man accused of killing the Hortmans and wounding another Democratic lawmaker and his wife is <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-death-penalty-d77fbb1c1860872a52bc579870e85f98">due in court</a> Friday to face charges for what the chief federal prosecutor for Minnesota has called “a political assassination.” Vance Boelter, 57, of Green Isle, <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-8ce70a94c9eb90688baaa1a71faef6cc">surrendered near his home</a> the night of June 15 after what authorities have called the <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-shooting-lawmakers-timeline-boelter-08189f917904a9e5e79f5df948503a4f">largest search in Minnesota history.</a></p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The hearing, before Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko, is expected to address whether Boelter should remain in custody without bail and affirm that there is probable cause to proceed. He is not expected to enter a plea. Prosecutors need to secure a grand jury indictment before he&#8217;s arraigned later, which is when a plea is normally entered.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">According to the federal complaint, police video shows Boelter outside the Hortmans’ home and captures the sound of gunfire. And it says security video shows Boelter approaching the front doors of two other lawmakers’ homes dressed as a police officer.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">His lawyers have declined to comment on the charges, which could carry the federal death penalty. The acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota, Joseph Thompson, said last week that no decision has been made. Minnesota abolished its death penalty in 1911. The Death Penalty Information Center says a federal death penalty case hasn&#8217;t been prosecuted in Minnesota in the modern era, as best as it can tell.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Boelter also faces separate murder and attempted murder charges in state court that could carry life without parole, assuming that county prosecutors get their own indictment for first-degree murder. But federal authorities intend to use their power to try Boelter first.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Authorities say Boelter shot and wounded Democratic state <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-197b8073b66449297986f8276e6dcfc9">Sen. John Hoffman,</a> and his wife, Yvette, at their home in Champlin before shooting and killing the Hortmans in their home in the northern Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park, a few miles away.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Federal prosecutors allege Boelter also stopped at the homes of two <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-potential-targets-reaction-7c6b5f9923e53e955295a0a700b6ac6f">other Democratic lawmakers.</a> Prosecutors also say he listed <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shooting-dozens-targeted-d3d7866c09765fac088e6418e49ad811">dozens of other Democrats as potential targets,</a> including <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-shooting-legislators-democrats-safety-c9ea37e97290f2a8f580db7bb425522d">officials in other states.</a> Friends described Boelter as an evangelical Christian with <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-shootings-lawmakers-suspect-21b2165404bc66f77dd5e0e36efeb065">politically conservative views.</a> But prosecutors have declined so far to speculate on a motive.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Boelter&#8217;s wife, Jenny, issued a statement through her own lawyers Thursday saying she and her children are “absolutely shocked, heartbroken and completely blindsided,” and expressing sympathy for the Hortman and Hoffman families. She is not in custody and has not been charged.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">“This violence does not align at all with our beliefs as a family,&#8221; her statement said. &#8220;It is a betrayal of everything we hold true as tenets of our Christian faith. We are appalled and horrified by what occurred and our hearts are incredibly heavy for the victims of this unfathomable tragedy.”</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">An FBI agent’s affidavit described the Boelters as “preppers,” people who prepare for major or catastrophic incidents. Investigators seized 48 guns from his home, according to search warrant documents.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">While the FBI agent’s affidavit said law enforcement stopped Boelter’s wife as she traveled with her four children north of the Twin Cities in Onamia on the day of the shootings, she said in her statement that she was not pulled over. She said that after she got a call from authorities, she immediately drove to meet them at a nearby gas station and has fully cooperated with investigators.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN ">“We thank law enforcement for apprehending Vance and protecting others from further harm,&#8221; she said.</p>
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