>> ERIC: THE STATE IS PLANNING AN OUTSIDE ASSESSMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE AND SECURITY FOLLOWING THE ASSASSINATION OF A LAWMAKER AND BREAK-IN TO THE STATE CAPITOL.

THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS MET BEHIND CLOSED DOORS ON THE ISSUE THIS WEEK.

MARY LAHAMMER HAS THE SCOOP ON SECURITY LAPSES INSIDE THE HISTORIC PEOPLE'S HOUSE.

>> Mary: GETTING INTO THE CAPITOL DURING THE DAY IS SIMPLE.

WITH NO SECURITY CHECKPOINTS.

WE FOUND TWO GROUND FLOOR ENTRANCES BOARDED UP OR LOCKS ON DOORS HAD BEEN ACTING UP IN A DARK CORRIDOR.

POLICE REPORTS SAY AN INTRUDER WEDGED OPEN A DOOR SO HE COULD RETURN.

THE STONE STAIRS ARE ASY TO NAVIGATE UP EVENTUALLY TO THE SECOND FLOOR WHERE THE MAN WAS FOUND MAKED IN THE SENATE PRESIDENT'S CHAIR.

THE HISTORIC METAL ATE LOCKS, BUT IT DOESN'T APPEAR DIFFICULT TO CLIMB UP OVER THE TOP.

THE HOUSE, WHERE THE MEMORIAL FOR THE ASSASSINATED LEADER REMAINS, HAS THE SAME OPEN SPACE ABOVE THE SECURED GATE WITH AMPLE ACCESS TO SCALE IT TO THE FLOOR.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE SECURITY BREACH IN YOUR CHAMBER WHERE YOU WORK?

>> AFTER OMING OFF OF THE ATTACK ON JUNE 14TH, TO FIND OUT THEN THAT SOMEBODY HAS BREACHED HE SENATE CHAMBER AFTER HOURS, IT'S UNSETTLING.

>> Mary: ESPECIALLY UNSETTLING ON THE SHOOTER'S HIT LIST TWICE WITH HER HOME ADDRESS.

SO THAT GIVES ALL OF THESE ISSUES EXTRA RESONANCE FOR YOU.

>> YEAH OF YEAH, IT'S TERRIFYING.

ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES WERE SHOT AND IT WAS HOURS BEFORE MANY OF US WHO WERE TARGETED EVEN KNEW WHEN WE WERE IN DANGER.

>> Mary: HOW MANY?

>> I FOUND OUT SOMETIME AFTER 7:00, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, FAR TOO LATE.

>> Mary: THAT'S LIKE FIVE HOURS?

>> RIGHT, CORRECT.

>> Mary: THE RESPONSE OF SHOOTINGS TO LAWMAKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOLLOWED WEEKS LATER BY AN INTRUSION HAVE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCING OUTSIDE ASSESSMENTS OF THE ASSASSINATION AND CAPITOL SECURITY.

>> THE IMPACT HAVE HAD ON US AND EVERYONE WHO WORKED AT OUR VISITS THE STATE CAPITOL IS PROFOUND AND HAS UNDERSTANDABLY SHAKEN SOME PEOPLE'S SENSE OF SECURITY.

>> Mary: WHAT IS KEEPING YOU RIGHT NOW FROM GOING DOWN TO ONE ENTRANCE?

>> OUR PREFERENCE IS TO ORK WITH LEGISLATIVE PARNTS.

G>> Mary: THE SENATOR FROM A SWING DISTRICT HAS ASKED FOR A AUDIT ON SECURITY AS WELL.

>> A COORDINATED RESPONSE SHOULD SEEM AS IF IT WAS ALREADY THERE.

I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE SURPRISED THAT WE DIDN'T ALREADY HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN PLACE.

>> Mary: WE AGUIRREED A SUPPORT.

IT SAID CAPITOL SECURITY SHOULD DEVELOP A MORE DETAILED RESPONSE AND WRITTEN PLAN.

IT ALSO NOTES THE CAPITOL DID NOT HAVE WEAPON SCREENINGS AND STILL DOESN'T, 15 YEARS LATER.

>> OF COURSE IT'S OVERDUE.

I MEAN, I THINK ANOTHER THICK THAT THE PUBLIC WOULD BE SORT OF SURPRISED BY IS THAT WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW STATES THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY MASSIVE SECURITY PROTOCOLS WHEN YOU COME IN, RIGHT?

SO NO METAL DETECTORS.

WE DON'T HAVE BAG CHECKS.

>> ALL RIGHT, WE GOT IT.

HERE WE GO.

>> Mary: GOVERNOR WALZ WAS HOPING TO ENJOY A FARM VISIT FOR A CEREMONIAL SIGNING OF THE AG BILL, BUT INSTEAD, HE HAD TO ANSWER HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT ONGOING SECURITY SITUATIONS IN THE STATE.

>> THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION, AND IT'S DANGEROUS.

AND I THINK THE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING AFTER THE TRAGEDY OF THE MURDER OF MELISSA AND MARK AND OF COURSE THE ALMOST TRAGEDY WITH JOHN AND YVETTE >> Mary: THE GOVERNOR SAYS AN INTRUDER DIDN'T SET OFF AN ALARM AS E APPARENTLY WENT INTO A BATHROOM, DISROBED AND CLAIMED HE WAS THE GOVERNOR.

>> THE HOUSE AND SENATE HAVE CONTROL OF THEIR CHAMBERS AND I'M NOT TRYING TO ADVERTISE THIS.

BUT THERE WERE NO CAMERAS IN THAT ROOM.

>> Mary: ALL THE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE TO COME TOGETHER TO FIND SOLUTIONS AS THE NEW OUTSIDE SECURITY REVIEW BEGINS.

>> THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED EVENT THAT OCCURRED.

THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED IN THE COUNTRY THAT WE ARE AWARE OF.

A SIMILAR EVENT.

SO THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS EXTREMELY UNUSUAL.

TRAUMATIC AND VIOLENT.

>> ANY EYES ON THIS THAT CAN PROVIDE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY TO WHAT ENT WRONG, WHAT WE CAN DO GOING FORWARD, HOW WE CAN LEAD THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE WOULD BE GREAT.

AS YOU KNOW OR MAYBE DON'T KNOW, I ALSO REQUESTED AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION THROUGH THE O.L.A.

AND I THINK BOTH OF THOSE ARE NEEDED.

I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN HAVE ENOUGH TRANSPARENCY ON THIS ISSUE.

AND IT ISN'T ABOUT PLACING BLAME.

IT'S ABOUT FINDING ANSWERS SO THAT WE CAN PREVENT THIS IN THE FUTURE AND HAVE A REAL SYSTEM IN PLACE THAT WOULD PROTECT PEOPLE.

>> WE CONTINUE, CONTINUE TO HURT FOR THE HORTMAN FAMILY AND FOR THE HOFFMANS, FOR WHAT THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH.

WE AS THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, LAW ENFORCEMENT IN GENERAL, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO OUR VERY BEST.

WE ARE GOING TO LEARN FROM THIS.

AND IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE AN DO BETTER, I CAN TELL YOU, WITH WHEN THEY TELL US WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER, WHERE THOSE GAPS ARE, HOW WE CAN IMPROVE, WE WILL TAKE THOSE AND WE WILL DO THAT.

>> Mary: HOW ARE YOU HANDLING JUST THIS ONSLAUGHT OF HORRIFIC NEWS?

>> YEAH, I'M VERY HONORED TO HAVE THIS JOB AND I CONTINUE TO DO MY JOB.

BUT I WOULD BE LYING TO SAY IT DOESN'T