Hundreds of people waited outside the Capitol before they were allowed into the rotunda at noon to pay their respects.

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman is laying in state at the Minnesota Capitol rotunda. Hortman, her husband, and their dog were killed in a June 14 attack.

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.