Days after authorities say a gunman posing as a police officer fatally shot their parents and wounded two others, the children of Democratic Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, are speaking out about their loss.

He wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife but didn’t come into contact with the two other DFL legislators, investigators say.

Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman was more than just the state House’s top Democrat, according to those who knew her. She “was a bright shining light of a human being,” Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon,

The Hortman family raised and trained their golden retriever, Gilbert, through Helping Paws, a nonprofit organization that trains assistance dogs

Vance Boelter, the man accused of shooting two Minnesota state legislators and their spouses, visited the homes of four lawmakers over the course of a few hours early Saturday. Federal prosecutors have charged Boelter,

In an interview with PEOPLE, Dante Tomassoni, the son of late state Sen. David Tomassoni, says Hortman was instrumental in crafting legislation that went toward ALS research while his father was afflicted with the disease. Related: Suspect Vance Boelter Caught, Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Minnesota Lawmaker Shootings

US prosecutors charged alleged shooter Vance Boelter with two counts of murder in the deaths of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, in what officials referred to as a “murderous rampage” early Saturday morning.