Multiple victims in shooting at Catholic school in Minneapolis, shooter ‘contained’
"I’m praying for our kids and teachers," the governor said.
An 8-year-old and 10-year-old were shot and killed when a gunman fired shots through the windows of a church at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, police said.
Seventeen others, including 14 children, were injured during the shooting during a mass that marked the first week of school, police said. Two children are in critical condition, police said.
The gunman died by suicide in the back of the church, police said.
There are multiple victims from a shooting that unfolded during morning drop-off at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, sources told ABC News.
The shooter is “contained” and there’s “no active threat to the community,” city officials said. The suspect is believed to be deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, sources said.
“I’m praying for our kids and teachers whose first week of school was marred by this horrific act of violence,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz wrote on social media.
Walz said state authorities are at the scene. Agents from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are also responding.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
