Sophie and Colin Hortman are responding to the fatal shooting of their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman.

Before Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman became a nationally recognized figure following her fatal shooting death alongside her husband Saturday morning — an act public officials have called an act of “political violence” — she was revered by colleagues as a dedicated public servant.

The children of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, who were fatally shot over the weekend in a targeted attack, released a statement on their parents' deaths. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Jake Rosen has the latest details on the case.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man charged with killing one Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another in what prosecutors have described as a meticulously planned attack, had dozens of apparent targets, including officials in at least three other states.

Republican Sen. Mike Lee is facing criticism over his social media posts about the assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband.

Vance Boelter was charged in the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers. Iowans were on lists found in his notebook, police said.