Vigil held to remember Minnesota politician and husband shot dead at home

Tim Walz and his wife Gwen attend a candlelight vigil for former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Picture:  Nikolas Liepins/AP/PA

Hundreds of people gathered outside Minnesota’s Capitol on Wednesday evening for a vigil to remember a prominent state lawmaker and her husband who were gunned down at their home.

As a brass quintet from the Minnesota Orchestra played, Governor Tim Walz wiped away tears and comforted attendees at the gathering for former House speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were killed early on Saturday in the northern Minneapolis suburbs.