When Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot this month, their golden retriever was grievously wounded and had to be euthanized.

Gilbert the golden retriever was home with Democratic leader and Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband when a gunman fatally shot the couple and mortally wounded their beloved dog. And he was with them again Friday when the Hortmans lay in state at the Capitol in St.

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 fatall