Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) dined with former state Rep. Melissa Hortman just hours before she was shot and killed over the weekend. The Democrat senator was having dinner at an event with Hortman in her home state. According to POLITICO, Gov. Tim Walz informed Klobuchar of Hortman’s death around 5 a.m. Saturday. “I wish everyone had known her like we knew her,” Klobuchar said, according to POLITICO. “I was there when she was doorknocking in the beginning,” she added. Klobuchar had dinner with Minnesota pol hours before she was murdered Saturday https://t.co/d8MhVZkaJB pic.twitter.com/cq0jc0mf00 — New York Post (@nypost) June 15, 2025 POLITICO reports: Hortman, 55, and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, home early Saturday, in what authorities are saying was a politically motivated killing. The same suspect is believed to have also shot and wounded state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. Authorities are continuing to search for the suspect, 57-year-old Vance Boelter. In the early 2000s, Klobuchar recalled, Hortman was balancing not only serving as an elected official, but also leading a girl scout troop and teaching Sunday school at a local Catholic church. “That ability to manage with two kids led her to do a really good job managing legislators,” Klobuchar said. When Hortman was first elected in 2004 to Minnesota’s House of Representatives, Klobuchar was five years into her role as County Attorney of Hennepin County — both on the outskirts of Minneapolis. “She was pretty no nonsense,” the senator said. “But in a kind way, with a lot of humor.” Klobuchar mentioned one detail that particularly stood out to her: On her third day as speaker, Hortman turned off the mute button her predecessor used to prevent legislators from speaking — she didn’t need it. “She’s like ‘I don’t need that. I can use the gavel,’” Klobuchar said. “She was just such a skilled legislator at bringing people together.” “I am heartbroken and horrified by the tragic loss of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were taken from us in an act of violence,” Klobuchar said. “Melissa was a good friend and we started in politics at the same time and were always there for each other. She was a true public servant to the core, dedicating her life to serving Minnesotans with integrity and compassion. Melissa’s legacy will endure, but today we grieve deeply. John’s and my prayers are with their children, their loved ones, and all who are mourning this devastating loss,” she added. I am heartbroken and horrified by the tragic loss of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were taken from us in an act of violence. Melissa was a good friend and we started in politics at the same time and were always there for each other. She was a true public… pic.twitter.com/lTjZFpV3eA — Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) June 14, 2025 From the New York Post: Hortman, who served as state speaker from 2019 until January 2025, was killed alongside her husband, Mark, early Saturday in a shooting officials say “appears to be a politically motivated assassination.” The suspect, identified as 57-year-old Vance Boelter, dressed like a police officer when carrying out the attack, according to authorities. A massive manhunt is underway for Boelter. Authorities put out an alert in South Dakota and believe he’s “in the vicinity” of the Midwest, Klobuchar said. Boelter is also accused of shooting and badly wounding Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. The sicko left behind a manifesto naming 70 politicians, such as Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and the state’s congressional delegation. Klobuchar said she was not briefed that she was a potential target. The deranged killer also had “No Kings” flyers in his vehicle, referring to protests against President Trump held across the country Saturday. Boelter had previously been appointed to key posts by Minnesota governors, including a position on the Workforce Development Council in 2016 under then-Gov. Mark Dayton, and again to that board by Walz in 2019, according to documents. WATCH: