Minnesota Sen. Gilbert rescue dog euthanized after a family murder
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Just a few days after gunman was shot and killed Minnesota State Sen. Melissa Hortman, her husband, and her family’s rescue dog, Gilbert, had to be euthanized.
Vance Belter is said to have shot Gilbert, the family’s golden retriever, during an attack at his Brooklyn Park home.
Minnesota Rep. Erin Kogel commented on social media platform X that he was placed after the murder.
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Just days after gunmen shot and killed Minnesota Sen. Melissa Hortman and her husband, the family rescue dog Gilbert had to be euthanized. (Facebook/Melissa Hortman)
“Her children had to put him down after learning that their parents had been murdered. Gilbert had no intention of survival. Melissa loved the dog. She trained him. A support dog. He left school and she was so happy that he failed to stay! She needed him in heaven with him,” Kogel said.
Support from Paws, a local nonprofit in Eden Prairie in Minh, took him to Facebook to share photos of Gilbert and Hortman after hearing about the death of Congressman Hortman.
The group said they remember Hortman for her kindness and compassion. They said she was always trying to make the world a better place.
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Vance Belter is said to have shot Gilbert, the family’s golden retriever, during an attack at his Brooklyn Park home. (Facebook/Melissa Hortman)
“This morning we learned of the tragic and pointless deaths of former family chairman Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark,” the post began.
“Melissa served her community in one or more ways. She raised home trainers, neighbors and friends at home. The Hortman family raised and trained Minnie, a working and care dog affiliated with a veteran. On Saturday, after Hortman’s death.
Kogel said Minnesota Star Tribune The House of Representatives notified members that Gilbert must be placed. Adult children in Hortman issued a statement Monday night, saying that one way to keep their parents’ memories alive is “Pet your dog. Golden retrievers are ideal, but anyone would do that.”
Vance Bolter, 57, was hit by multiple attacks Federal Fees After officials captured him on Sunday, police said, “The biggest manhunt“In state history.
Mugshot of Minnesota Senator shooting and death Vance Bolter in custody at Hennepin County Jail. (Hennepin County Jail)
Police found him after a two-day huge manhunt in the forest near his home.
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He is charged with two counts of stalking in federal court, two counts of murder and two counts of firearms-related crimes.
In addition to the federal charges, Bortle is facing a second-degree murder charge filed in Hennepin County, accused of killing former Minnesota Senator Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark at a home in Brooklyn Park, Minneapolis.