Minnesota is honoring the golden retriever named Gilbert belonging to a prominent state lawmaker and her husband who were shot to death in their home.

The public has the opportunity on Friday to bid farewell to slain Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their dog, Gilbert — all of whom will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda.

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in what authorities described as a "politically motivated assassination" at their home on June 14. She is lying in state alongside  her husband,