Minnesota is mourning.
On June 14, former state Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were tragically assassinated in their home by alleged gunman Vance Boelter.
Another Democratic lawmaker, State Sen. John Hoffman, and his wife were also allegedly shot in their home by Boelter during the horrific outburst of political violence.
Seventy-four days later, two children were shot dead and 18 others were injured at a Catholic school in Minneapolis.
As the state continued to grieve, another alleged politically motivated killing struck across the country in Utah when far-right influencer Charlie Kirk was assassinated earlier this month.
With tensions running high as Democrats and Republicans clashed over the glaring differences in responses to the two political assassinati