A shooter opened fire Wednesday morning during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, killing two children and injuring 17 other people before killing himself, officials said.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the shooter — armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol — approached the side of the church and shot through the windows toward the children sitting in the pews during Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School.
The school was evacuated, and students’ families were later directed to a “reunification zone” at the school. President Donald Trump and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said in separate social media posts that they had been briefed on the shooting.
Here’s what we know so far:
- The victims: Two children ages 8 and 10 were killed where they sat in the pews. Seventeen other people were injured, 14 of them children. Two of those children are in critical condition. All injured children are expected to survive, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said during a news conference.
- The shooter: O’Hara identified the shooter as 23-year-old Robin Westman, adding that Westman had no prior criminal history and law enforcement believes he acted alone. O’Hara said authorities are going through online writings attributed to Westman, posted around the time of the shooting. The content has now been taken down.
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