State Rep. Melissa Hortman, the House’s Democratic leader and former speaker, was shot to death early Saturday.

Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski and state lawmaker Laura Fine, who is running for Congress, both say their names were found among alleged Minnesota shooter Vance Boelter’s items.

A somber Gov. Tim Walz spoke about the work and legacy of State Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated at her home Saturday.

Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were targeted in shootings at their homes, causing concern and prompting a statement of solidarity from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. The motives are unclear and investigations are ongoing.

At the Kansas and Missouri State Capitol buildings, you have to go through security and capitol security guards on duty at all times. But those measures don't extend to lawmakers at their home.

Boelter allegedly had firearms and a list of 45 elected officials in notebooks in his car, law enforcement said.

Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz said on Monday that state legislators have received “a noticeable increase in verbal threats” in recent years as Minnesotans reel from the assassination of a state lawmaker.

SD's legislative and executive leaders have issued statements in response to an early morning shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in their residence early Saturday, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were shot multiple times in their nearby home, The Associated Press reported.

Fairfax County police say that although there is no intelligence linking threats in Minnesota to the area, they still plan to ramp up security outside the homes and neighborhoods of elected officials.

The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, ending a nearly two-day search that put the entire state on edge