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The Independent
8 hours ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman's beloved dog, Gilbert, lays in state with her and her spouse
Killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman 's beloved dog, Gilbert, lay in state with her and her spouse during a public funeral Friday. Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot by Vance Boelter, a 57-year-old Minnesota man disguised as a police officer, at their Minneapolis -area home in the early morning hours of June 14, according to federal prosecutors. Gilbert was with his family during the shooting and was badly injured. The golden retriever had to be put down and his ashes were placed beside his owners' coffins at Minnesota's State Capitol Friday. Its the first time a non-human has been known to lay in state at the Capitol. Hortman is the first woman to have a funeral at the state Capitol. Minnesota previously granted the honor to 19 men, including a vice president, a secretary of state, senators, governors and a Civil War veteran, according to the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Gilbert has received a flood of tributes alongside Hortman and her husband Mark. Boelter is also charged over shooting and injuring a prominent Democratic state senator and his wife and authorities say Boelter visited two other Democratic lawmakers' homes without encountering them. The dog's injuries were severe enough that surviving family members had him put to sleep at a veterinary clinic in the Hortmans' hometown of Brooklyn Park. The clinic, Allied Emergency Veterinary Service, called Gilbert 'sweet and gentle' and 'deeply loved' on a GoFundMe site raising money for the care of local police dogs. Hours after the shootings, a nonprofit that trains service dogs, Helping Paws Inc., posted a picture on Facebook of Gilbert with Hortman, both smiling. The Hortmans provided a foster home to dogs to help train them to be service animals, and one of them, Minnie, had graduated to assisting a veteran. But Helping Paws said in its post that Gilbert 'eventually career changed." One of Hortman's fellow lawmakers, Democratic Rep. Erin Koegel, told AP that the golden retriever had 'flunked out of school" and that 'Melissa wanted him to fail so she could keep him.' Gilbert had been deemed 'too friendly" to be a service dog, KARE-TV reported.
San Francisco Chronicle
12 hours ago
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
A slain Minnesota lawmaker's beloved dog, Gilbert, stays with her as she and her spouse lie in state
Gilbert was with his family when a gunman murdered two of his family members, a prominent Minnesota legislator and her husband, and the golden retriever was beside them as they lay in state Friday at the state Capitol. He is all but certainly the first dog to receive the honor, having been put down after being badly injured in the attack. There is no record of any other non-human ever lying in state, and the late state Rep. Melissa Hortman, the state House's top Democrat and a former speaker, is the first woman. The state previously granted the honor to 19 men, including a vice president, a U.S. secretary of state, U.S. senators, governors and a Civil War veteran, according to the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Gilbert has received a flood tributes like Hortman and her husband, Mark, ever since news spread online that he had been shot, too, in the attack early on the morning of June 14 by a man posing as a police officer. The accused assassin, Vance Boelter, is also charged with shooting a prominent Democratic state senator and his wife, and authorities say Boelter visited two other Democratic lawmakers' homes without encountering them. The dog's injuries were severe enough that surviving family members had him put to sleep at a veterinary clinic in the Hortmans' hometown of Brooklyn Park, a Minneapolis suburb. The clinic, Allied Emergency Veterinary Service, called Gilbert 'sweet and gentle' and 'deeply loved' on a GoFundMe site raising money for the care of local police dogs. Hours after the shootings, a nonprofit that trains service dogs, Helping Paws Inc., posted a picture on Facebook of Gilibert with the murdered Minnesota lawmaker, both smiling. The Hortmans provided a foster home to dogs to help train them to be service animals, and one of them, Minnie, had graduated on to assisting a veteran. But Helping Paws said in its post that Gilbert 'eventually career changed." One of Hortman's fellow lawmakers, Democratic Rep. Erin Koegel, told AP that the golden retriever had 'flunked out of school" and that 'Melissa wanted him to fail so she could keep him.' Gilbert had been deemed 'too friendly" to be a service dog,
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
A slain Minnesota lawmaker's beloved dog, Gilbert, stays with her as she and her spouse lie in state
Gilbert was with his family when a gunman murdered two of his family members, a prominent Minnesota legislator and her husband, and the golden retriever was beside them as they lay in state Friday at the state Capitol. He is all but certainly the first dog to receive the honor, having been put down after being badly injured in the attack. There is no record of any other non-human ever lying in state, and the late state Rep. Melissa Hortman, the state House's top Democrat and a former speaker, is the first woman. The state previously granted the honor to 19 men, including a vice president, a U.S. secretary of state, U.S. senators, governors and a Civil War veteran, according to the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Gilbert has received a flood tributes like Hortman and her husband, Mark, ever since news spread online that he had been shot, too, in the attack early on the morning of June 14 by a man posing as a police officer. The accused assassin, Vance Boelter, is also charged with shooting a prominent Democratic state senator and his wife, and authorities say Boelter visited two other Democratic lawmakers' homes without encountering them. The dog's injuries were severe enough that surviving family members had him put to sleep at a veterinary clinic in the Hortmans' hometown of Brooklyn Park, a Minneapolis suburb. The clinic, Allied Emergency Veterinary Service, called Gilbert 'sweet and gentle' and 'deeply loved' on a GoFundMe site raising money for the care of local police dogs. Hours after the shootings, a nonprofit that trains service dogs, Helping Paws Inc., posted a picture on Facebook of Gilibert with the murdered Minnesota lawmaker, both smiling. The Hortmans provided a foster home to dogs to help train them to be service animals, and one of them, Minnie, had graduated on to assisting a veteran. But Helping Paws said in its post that Gilbert 'eventually career changed." One of Hortman's fellow lawmakers, Democratic Rep. Erin Koegel, told AP that the golden retriever had 'flunked out of school" and that 'Melissa wanted him to fail so she could keep him.' Gilbert had been deemed 'too friendly" to be a service dog, KARE-TV reported.
Washington Post
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
A slain Minnesota lawmaker's beloved dog, Gilbert, stays with her as she and her spouse lie in state
Gilbert was with his family when a gunman murdered two of his family members, a prominent Minnesota legislator and her husband, and the golden retriever was beside them as they lay in state Friday at the state Capitol. He is all but certainly the first dog to receive the honor, having been put down after being badly injured in the attack. There is no record of any other non-human ever lying in state, and the late state Rep. Melissa Hortman , the state House's top Democrat and a former speaker, is the first woman. The state previously granted the honor to 19 men, including a vice president, a U.S. secretary of state, U.S. senators, governors and a Civil War veteran, according to the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Gilbert has received a flood tributes like Hortman and her husband, Mark, ever since news spread online that he had been shot, too, in the attack early on the morning of June 14 by a man posing as a police officer. The accused assassin, Vance Boelter, is also charged with shooting a prominent Democratic state senator and his wife, and authorities say Boelter visited two other Democratic lawmakers' homes without encountering them. The dog's injuries were severe enough that surviving family members had him put to sleep at a veterinary clinic in the Hortmans' hometown of Brooklyn Park, a Minneapolis suburb. The clinic, Allied Emergency Veterinary Service, called Gilbert 'sweet and gentle' and 'deeply loved' on a GoFundMe site raising money for the care of local police dogs. Hours after the shootings, a nonprofit that trains service dogs, Helping Paws Inc., posted a picture on Facebook of Gilibert with the murdered Minnesota lawmaker, both smiling. The Hortmans provided a foster home to dogs to help train them to be service animals, and one of them, Minnie, had graduated on to assisting a veteran. But Helping Paws said in its post that Gilbert 'eventually career changed.' One of Hortman's fellow lawmakers, Democratic Rep. Erin Koegel, told AP that the golden retriever had 'flunked out of school' and that 'Melissa wanted him to fail so she could keep him.' Gilbert had been deemed 'too friendly' to be a service dog, KARE-TV reported.
Winnipeg Free Press
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
A slain Minnesota lawmaker's beloved dog, Gilbert, stays with her as she and her spouse lie in state
Gilbert was with his family when a gunman murdered two of his family members, a prominent Minnesota legislator and her husband, and the golden retriever was beside them as they lay in state Friday at the state Capitol. He is all but certainly the first dog to receive the honor, having been put down after being badly injured in the attack. There is no record of any other non-human ever lying in state, and the late state Rep. Melissa Hortman, the state House's top Democrat and a former speaker, is the first woman. The state previously granted the honor to 19 men, including a vice president, a U.S. secretary of state, U.S. senators, governors and a Civil War veteran, according to the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Gilbert has received a flood tributes like Hortman and her husband, Mark, ever since news spread online that he had been shot, too, in the attack early on the morning of June 14 by a man posing as a police officer. The accused assassin, Vance Boelter, is also charged with shooting a prominent Democratic state senator and his wife, and authorities say Boelter visited two other Democratic lawmakers' homes without encountering them. The dog's injuries were severe enough that surviving family members had him put to sleep at a veterinary clinic in the Hortmans' hometown of Brooklyn Park, a Minneapolis suburb. The clinic, Allied Emergency Veterinary Service, called Gilbert 'sweet and gentle' and 'deeply loved' on a GoFundMe site raising money for the care of local police dogs. Hours after the shootings, a nonprofit that trains service dogs, Helping Paws Inc., posted a picture on Facebook of Gilibert with the murdered Minnesota lawmaker, both smiling. The Hortmans provided a foster home to dogs to help train them to be service animals, and one of them, Minnie, had graduated on to assisting a veteran. But Helping Paws said in its post that Gilbert 'eventually career changed.' One of Hortman's fellow lawmakers, Democratic Rep. Erin Koegel, told AP that the golden retriever had 'flunked out of school' and that 'Melissa wanted him to fail so she could keep him.' Gilbert had been deemed 'too friendly' to be a service dog, KARE-TV reported.
