{"id":17423,"date":"2025-06-19T01:39:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T01:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=17423"},"modified":"2025-06-19T01:39:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T01:39:26","slug":"melissa-hortmans-dog-dies-after-being-injured-in-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=17423","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Hortman\u2019s dog dies after being injured in shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Gilbert, a golden retriever with a heart of gold and a tail that never stopped wagging, was never meant for the spotlight.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"vqenp69f5efefdca9f\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.vqenp69f5efefdca9f {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.vqenp69f5efefdca9f {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.vqenp69f5efefdca9f {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.vqenp69f5efefdca9f {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.vqenp69f5efefdca9f {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p><strong>But he captured the hearts of everyone around him, including Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Back in 2021, Hortman welcomed a pup into her home in 2021 as part of a service dog training program.<\/p>\n<p>Trained through the nonprofit Helping Paws, Gilbert was supposed to become a highly focused support animal for someone in need. But he had other plans \u2014 plans that included snuggles, tail wags, and winning over anyone he met.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of dogs just want to be around people \u2014 all people,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/melissa-hortman-dog-gilbert-shooting-mark-hortman-minnesota\/601374091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">explained<\/a>\u00a0Alyssa Golob, executive director of Helping Paws. \u201cThat\u2019s a wonderful trait, but not ideal in service dogs, who need to focus on one person.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171800\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/18103608\/pupe1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1251px) 100vw, 1251px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/18103608\/pupe1.jpg 1251w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/18103608\/pupe1-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/18103608\/pupe1-1084x1536.jpg 1084w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1251\" height=\"1772\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=2917283301881850&amp;set=pcb.2917283768548470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Speaker Emerita of the House Melissa Hortman \/ Facebook<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gilbert\u2019s natural friendliness eventually got him \u201cfired\u201d from service dog duty \u2014 but that was a win for the Hortmans, who got to keep him as a full-time family dog.<\/p>\n<p>Hortman had grown especially close to him during a difficult time, just after the January 6 Capitol attacks, the pandemic, and George Floyd\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen she wanted a dog, because she was having a hard time, she didn\u2019t just get a dog \u2014 she got a dog that she had to give away because it was a service animal,\u201d said Rep. Zack Stephenson, speaking to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/melissa-hortman-dog-gilbert-shooting-mark-hortman-minnesota\/601374091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Star Tribune<\/a>. \u201cClassic Melissa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite his flunk-out from training, Gilbert still became a fixture at the State Capitol, often popping into Zoom meetings, barking or climbing onto Hortman\u2019s lap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was that one day when Gilbert was really well-behaved in class,\u201d Hortman joked in a 2022 Facebook post, sharing a photo of the duo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171801\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/18103741\/melisae.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/18103741\/melisae.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/18103741\/melisae-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/18103741\/melisae-1229x1536.jpg 1229w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1920\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=10234194402059648&amp;set=a.1026032369208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Hortman family originally got involved with Helping Paws through a senior project by their daughter Sophie. When Sophie left for college, Hortman\u2019s husband Mark stepped up to finish training their first dog, Minnie, a black Lab who eventually went on to help a veteran struggling with PTSD.<\/p>\n<p>That veteran, Aric Elsner, says the dog changed his life: \u201cAfter a few months of having the dog, though, I started to reconnect, getting out into the community, going to my kids\u2019 stuff,\u201d Elsner said. \u201cShe\u2019s a life-changer for me and my family, and I\u2019m just so thankful for Sophie and Mark and for Melissa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gilbert\u2019s story, however, took a heartbreaking turn. On June 14, Gilbert was seriously wounded in the same tragedy that took the lives of Rep. Hortman and her husband.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were also injured in the shooting. The suspect,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/vance-luther-boelter\/\">Vance Boelter<\/a>, was captured Sunday night following a manhunt.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the beloved pet died alongside his owners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with heavy hearts that we share the tragic news of Gilbert\u2019s passing. We can confirm that he did not survive the attack at the Hortman family\u2019s home early Saturday morning,\u201d Helping Paws\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/helpingpawsmn\/posts\/pfbid0WHUELHUWMFGAQ7ck7MqkDCYivpWKv2YQR2DWbPxSWKLrqJkSAgfJqy1MwDpDGp4Jl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">shared on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1775791685\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_171799_2\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CPOUuuus_I0DFctiQQIdimcV3A\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171803\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/18104656\/lilla.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/18104656\/lilla.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/06\/18104656\/lilla-768x960.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe was with his people until the very end,\u201d Alyssa Golob, executive director with Helping Paws, told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgns.tv\/2025\/06\/17\/with-his-people-until-very-end-dog-minnesota-representative-also-killed-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KARE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rep. Erin Koegel, Gilbert was humanely euthanized by the couple\u2019s adult children. During a Minnesota House safety briefing after the tragedy, the sergeant-at-arms informed members that Gilbert had to be put down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I heard that Gilbert had passed, too, I just knew it was because Melissa needed him. She needed him with her,\u201d Koegel said emotionally.<\/p>\n<p>The bond between Hortman and Gilbert ran deep. When Gilbert was temporarily removed for a last-ditch effort at training, her colleagues conspired to bring him home. They even joked about slipping language into a tax bill demanding the revenue commissioner seize the dog and return him to Hortman. Another idea? Have the sergeant-at-arms fetch him like an absentee legislator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he dropped out, I think that was probably her happiest moment of the whole training,\u201d said Rep. Jamie Long. \u201cShe loved Mark Hortman, but the true love of her life was Gilbert.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Golob noted that it takes a special kind of person to train a dog they might never keep: \u201cEveryone gets through with their own mantra,\u201d she said. \u201cSome will say, \u2018I want the dog, but they need the dog.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, to honor both the Hortmans and their lovable dropout-turned-family-member, Helping Paws is launching a new fund in their name. The initiative will support pairing service dogs with veterans and first responders suffering from PTSD.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friendly to a fault, Gilbert may not have made it as a service dog \u2014 but in every other way, he was a hero.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gilbert, a golden retriever with a heart of gold and a tail that never stopped wagging, was never meant for the spotlight. 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