Melissa Hortman's parents, Harry and Linda Haluptzok, spoke to CBS News in their first TV interview since a suspect has been arrested for what authorities say was a politically motivated attack.

Vance Boelter charged with murder of Minnesota Rep. Hortman and her husband, and shooting Sen. Hoffman and wife.

We’re hearing from the grown children of Melissa and Mark Hortman for the first time since Saturday’s tragic shooting by the alleged suspect, Vance Boelter. Read their entire statement here.

Sophie and Colin Hortman are responding to the fatal shooting of their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman. In a written statement released Monday night, Sophie and Colin Hortman said they're "devastated and heartbroken.

Top Minnesota House Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot in their home outside Minneapolis.

Before her death, Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman helped train service dogs for veterans. One veteran said her support gave him a second life.

Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker who was gunned down in what is described as a politically motivated attack, earned degrees at Boston University and Harvard.

The children of Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman are speaking out on their parents' murders. “They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can’t believe they are gone," Sophie and Colin Hortman wrote in a statement obtained by PEOPLE Monday.