Lawmakers nationwide expressed shock and outrage over the shooting deaths of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and the shootings of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.

A suspect is in custody after Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot Saturday, while State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded.

Washington’s Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader knew Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was killed in a shooting.

A golden retriever that belonged to Melissa Hortman, the Democratic Minnesota lawmaker shot and killed at her home in what was described as an "act of targeted political violence," was also shot during the attack and reportedly euthanized.

Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker who was gunned down in what is described as a politically motivated attack, earned degrees at Boston University and Harvard.

Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, were shot and killed early Saturday morning in “what appears to be a politically-motivated assassination,” Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said at a news conference Saturday.