A shooter dressed in black fired into Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis around 8:30 a.m. while parish school children attended morning Mass. The attacker carried a rifle, pistol, and shotgun and fired from outside the building. Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed and 17 others were injured, including 14 children. The shooter was found dead at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot. Police described the incident as a deliberate act of violence against innocent worshippers. The mayor urged support for affected families and rejected offering only "thoughts and prayers."
The city of Minneapolis was reeling on Wednesday after a gunman opened fire at a local church, killing two children and wounding more than a dozen others at a morning service. The Star Tribune reports that a shooter, dressed entirely in black, approached Annunciation Catholic Church around 8:30 a.m. as children from the parish's school were attending a morning Mass. The shooter, carrying a rifle, pistol, and a shotgun, fired into the building from the outside.
According to Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara, two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed; 17 others, 14 of whom were children, were injured. The shooter was found dead at the scene by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. "This was a deliberate act of violence against innocent children and other people worshipping. The sheer cruelty and cowardice of firing into a church full of children is absolutely incomprehensible," O'Hara said.
A visibly emotional Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told reporters that no words could capture the horror and evil of this "unspeakable act" and urged people to support the families affected by the attack. "Children are dead. There are families that have a deceased child. You cannot put into words the gravity, the tragedy or the absolute pain of this situation," he said.
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