A slain Minnesota lawmaker's beloved dog, Gilbert, stays with her as she and her spouse lie in state
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Amid the flowers and other mementos left in honor of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman outside the Minnesota House chamber at the state capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday, June 27, 2025, was a box of dog biscuits in honor of her dog, Gilbert, who was seriously injured and had to be put down after Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot June 14. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)In this photo from 2022, provided by Helping Paws of Eden Prairie, Minn., state Rep. Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, poses with Gilbert, a golden retriever trained to be a service dog but eventually adopted by the Hortman family, at a training facility in Hopkins, Minnesota. (Helping Paws via AP)
Amid the flowers and other mementos left in honor of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman outside the Minnesota House chamber at the state capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday, June 27, 2025, was a box of dog biscuits in honor of her dog, Gilbert, who was seriously injured and had to be put down after Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot June 14. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
