Protesters plan to march through Minnesota's capital city on Saturday as part of nationwide counterprogramming to President Trump's planned military parade in Washington, D.C.

Some organizers see the rallies as a gauge of shifting sentiment against President Trump and his aggressive policies.

A man disguised as a police officer shot and killed Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and injured Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. The suspect, Vance Boelter, is still at large, and authorities found a manifesto in his car listing other potential targets.

The State Patrol asked that people stay away from the rallies “out of an abundance of caution,” but thousands still turned out in the Twin Cities, Duluth and Rochester.

Minnesota state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed in a shooting at their home on Saturday morning.

The protests were in response to President Donald Trump's plan to hold a military parade Saturday in conjunction with the U.S. Army's 250th birthday

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

On the same day Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered in a "politically-motivated" assassination, more "politically-motivated" violence occurred at peaceful protests across the country.

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The Michiana Alliance for Democracy brought the No Kings protest to South Bend as part of a nationwide effort to criticize Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C., on the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army's founding and on Flag Day, as well as Trump's 79th birthday.