Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman were laid to rest at a private funeral on Saturday, weeks after the two were killed in what authorities have called a "politically motivated assassination.

On a warm, humid Saturday morning, grieving loved ones gathered at The Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis to honor Minnesota’s former House Speaker and her husband, whose shocking killings in an attack earlier this month stunned the nation.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to attend the funeral of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman on Saturday