BREAKING: Shooting at Minneapolis Catholic School Results in 3 Dead, 17 Injured
The shooter killed two children and injured 17 others before killing himself.
MINNEAPOLIS — Two children are dead and 17 others are wounded following a shooting that took place during Wednesday morning mass at Annunciation Catholic School as students were beginning their first week of classes.
According to reporting from the AP, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said the shooter was armed with a rifle, shotgun, and pistol and approached the side of the church, shooting through the windows toward the children sitting in the pews before killing himself.
Officials are looking into the motive of the man described as "in his early 20s" who "does not have an extensive known criminal history."
The children who died were 8 and 10 years of age. Other children are being treated at Children's Minnesota and Hennepin Healthcare.
"This was a deliberate act of violence against innocent children and other people worshipping," O'Hara said. "The sheer cruelty and cowardice of firing into a church full of children is absolutely incomprehensible."
In a post on X, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said that he had been briefed on the shooting.
"I'm praying for our kids and teachers whose first week of school was marred by this horrific act of violence," he concluded.
President Donald Trump also said that he had been fully briefed on the shooting, and shared that the FBI is on the scene.
"The White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation," he said. "Please join me in praying for everyone involved!"
