Thousands gathered at the State Capitol on Saturday following the news that a gunman targeted two Minnesota lawmakers.

After two Minnesota state lawmakers were shot in a targeted attack, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz advises against attending "No Kings" Day protests.

Minnesota state Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband were assassinated at their home on Saturday, and lawmakers from across the aisle have condemned the act of political

Protesters held signs that read, “No kings since 1776,” “Bad Things Happen When Good People Do Nothing,” “Stop the Parade Fund Medicaid,” “When cruelty becomes normal compassion looks radical” and “Make Orwell Fiction Again.”

The largely peaceful protests during the "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles took an intense turn in the afternoon. Police ordered the crowd to disperse at about 4:15 p.m. PDT near Alameda Street and Temple Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division.

A madman who reportedly pretended to be a police officer shot two state lawmakers in Minnesota in their houses on Saturday ahead of ‘No Kings Day’ protest.