LIVE UPDATES | Annunciation capturing: 2 youngsters killed, 17 others harm

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Two youngsters had been killed and 17 different folks had been injured in a capturing at Annunciation Catholic Church and College in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning. The suspect, who fired from exterior via the church home windows as youngsters worshiped, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

An 8-year-old baby and 10-year-old baby had been killed within the capturing. Three adults and 14 youngsters, together with a toddler as younger as 6, are amongst these injured within the capturing. All of the remaining victims are anticipated to outlive.

READ MORE: Annunciation Church college capturing: What we all know concerning the victims

The shooter has been recognized as 23-year-old Robin Westman. FOX 9 has confirmed Westman’s mom beforehand labored at Annunciation. The shooter’s mom additionally utilized to alter her baby’s title from Robert to Robin in Dakota County in 2019, in response to court docket paperwork obtained by FOX 9. In accordance with the title change submitting, Westman recognized “as a feminine and desires her title to mirror that identification.”

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Police mentioned the suspect was wearing black and armed with a rifle, pistol and shotgun when the suspect fired via the church’s home windows towards youngsters sitting within the pews throughout their first week again in school. The suspect didn’t have an intensive legal historical past and is believed to have acted alone. 

The FBI says it’s investigating the capturing as an act of home terrorism and a hate crime concentrating on Catholics. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara says they have not decided a motive, however the suspect did publish a manifesto on YouTube, which has since been taken down.

Police started responding to the scene earlier than 8:30 a.m. Neighbors reported listening to important gunfire, a lot that they did not suppose it was truly gunfire. 

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The church and college are on the five hundred block of West 54th Road in south Minneapolis, close to the intersection of 54th and Lyndale. The varsity is for pre-kindergarten via eighth-graders, and within the 2023-24 college there have been 391 college students enrolled. College students began college on Monday. 

Updates from Wednesday might be discovered under.

Hortman household assertion on Annunciation capturing

9:36 p.m.: The Hortman household, who misplaced their mom Rep. Melissa Hortman and their dad within the Minnesota lawmaker shootings in June, launched the next assertion Wednesday night time: 

“Our hearts are with the mother and father, households, and mates of the victims of as we speak’s mindless act of violence. Nobody ought to should undergo the lack of a beloved one to gun violence.

“Mark and Melissa believed that youngsters ought to be capable to collect in faculties safely, that communities ought to be capable to worship in peace, and that households must be secure of their houses. We hope this tragedy spurs elected officers to take motion in direction of commonsense measures on entry to high-powered weapons in order that nobody else should undergo.”

Sophia Forchas recognized as survivor of Annunciation capturing

9 p.m.: Sophia Forchas, a 12-year-old baby, was injured within the capturing at Annunciation, in response to a GoFundMe web page and a publish by St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church. 

She was critically injured and underwent surgical procedure, the church mentioned. She stays in important situation within the ICU, the GoFundMe web page notes. 

Sophia’s youthful brother was additionally inside the varsity through the capturing however wasn’t bodily injured, the GoFundMe web page mentioned. 

In the meantime, the GoFundMe web page says Sophia’s mom is a pediatric crticial care nurse who went to work to assist earlier than figuring out the capturing occurred at her youngsters’s college and that her daughter was among the many injured. 

The GoFundMe web page raised greater than $30,000 inside hours. 

Kid’s situation improves after Annunciation capturing

8:45 p.m.: Hennepin Healthcare supplied an replace on the ten victims it’s caring for following the Annunciation capturing, noting a toddler’s situation has improved from important to non-life-threatening. 

Now, one grownup and 5 youngsters are listed as in important situation, whereas one grownup and three youngsters are being handled for non-life-threatening accidents. 

Youngsters’s Minnesota was treating seven victims, and earlier Wednesday mentioned 4 victims had been launched from the hospital. 

Native leaders name for gun reform at Annunciation vigil

8:30 p.m.: At a vigil for the Annunciation victims, native politicians known as for gun reform. 

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey known as the capturing an “unspeakable tragedy” that ought to by no means have occurred. 

“We’re a metropolis united in grief,” Frey mentioned, including “Allow us to take the subsequent step to be a metropolis united in motion.”

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan mentioned they’re there to assist the households impacted by Wednesday’s capturing, and likewise known as for one thing to be finished, so this does not occur once more.

In the meantime, Minnesota Legal professional Basic Keith Ellison mentioned his ideas and prayers are for a nationwide ban on assault rifles and different gun reform measures. 

Vigil at Lynnhurst Park 

8:07 p.m.: A big crowd of individuals, many holding candles, gathered at Lynnhurst Park for a vigil to honor the victims of the Annunciation Church and College capturing. 

This system will embody remarks from Minneapolis Metropolis Council members, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, and U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, amongst others.

Vigil at Holy Angels for Annunciation victims

7 p.m.: A vigil at Holy Angels drew tons of of individuals, together with Gov. Tim Walz and his household, in addition to Legal professional Basic Keith Ellison. 

The vigil included prayers, songs and reflections about what occurred at Annunciation on Wednesday morning.

How one can assist the Annunciation capturing victims

6:50 p.m.: For these trying to assist, the Metropolis of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Basis have established a text-to-donate line for folks to donate cash. 

You’ll be able to textual content ACF1 to 41444. 

The Minneapolis Basis is internet hosting the fund and can work with Annunciation within the coming days to equitably distribute the funds raised to these impacted. 

In the meantime, there’s a rising memorial at 54th and Lyndale, the place individuals are inserting flowers. 

Vigils being held for victims of Annunciation capturing

6:45 p.m.: Not less than two vigils are being held Wednesday night time. One, at Holy Angels, is open to the general public and can start round 7 p.m. A line of individuals had been strolling into the gymnasium, which holds about 1,500 folks.

Gov. Tim Walz and his household are in attendance on the Holy Angels vigil.

A second vigil, scheduled to begin at 8 p.m., is being held at Lynnhurst Park.

FOX 9 will carry each vigils dwell. Watch them within the participant above.  

Mother provides to rising memorial for Annunciation victims

5:15 p.m. A mother, who has a son who attends Carondelet Catholic College about 10 blocks away and was on lockdown Wednesday, introduced flowers to the memorial and tearfully spoke with FOX 9.

“It is completely horrifying,” she mentioned. “You’ll be able to’t put into phrases the sensation of … desperation on the state of affairs.”

4 youngsters launched from Youngsters’s Minnesota

4:27 p.m.: 4 youngsters who had been harm within the capturing have been discharged from Youngsters’s Hospital, the hospital mentioned in a press release. Three youngsters stay hospitalized. 

“Our ideas are with all of the victims, their households and family members in our communities who’re impacted by yet one more mindless act of violence. We won’t share extra particulars to respect the privateness of our sufferers and households,” Youngsters’s Minnesota mentioned in a press release.

Hennepin Healthcare is caring for 10 sufferers who had been shot Wednesday morning. Earlier Wednesday, the hospital mentioned one grownup and 6 youngsters had been in important situation, whereas one grownup and two youngsters had been being handled for non-life-threatening accidents. 

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara mentioned all remaining victims are anticipated to outlive. 

Hoffman household releases assertion

3:39 p.m.: John and Yvette Hoffman, who had been injured within the lawmaker shootings in Minnesota in June, together with their daughter Hope Hoffman launched the next assertion on Wednesday afternoon:

“Sen. John Hoffman, Yvette Hoffman and Hope Hoffman as we speak ship all of the love and assist to the Annunciation Catholic College and Church group and your entire state of Minnesota.  We’re all impacted by these senseless acts of violence and mindless assaults. 

“The evil actions of a person can influence the lives of so many, the victims and our group.

“Our household understands this firsthand and calls on our State and the nation to search out extra grace, and peace in our every day lives.   We are going to maintain these households in our hearts and prayers perpetually.”

Archbishop Bernard Hebda speaks

2:59 p.m.: Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Archdioscese of St. Paul and Minneapolis mentioned individuals are promising prayers and it is a supply of hope to assist those that have been impacted. 

In the meantime, Pope Leo expressed his sorry over the capturing. In a telegram despatched to Archbishop Hebda, he expressed his “heartfelt condolences and the reassurance of non secular closeness to all these affected by this horrible tragedy, particularly the households now grieving the loss of a kid.”

Annunciation principal: ‘I really like you, you’re so courageous’

2:57 p.m.: The principal on the college, Matt DeBoer, known as the lecturers and college students heroes, noting it might have been “considerably worse” with out their heroic actions. 

Minneapolis PD Chief: Robin Westman had manifesto on YouTube

2:53 p.m.: Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara known as this an “unthinkable tragedy” and needed to offer essentially the most correct data doable at a press convention on Wednesday afternoon.

O’Hara mentioned there have been 19 victims of the capturing. Two had been youngsters, 8 and 10, who had been fatally shot. One other 14 youngsters, between ages 6 and 15, had been injured by gunfire. And three adults of their 80s who had been attending mass had been additionally shot. 

All of the remaining victims are anticipated to outlive. Their accidents do fluctuate. 

O’Hara didn’t have a lot of individuals who had been within the church on the time of the capturing. 

“The coward who shot these victims took his personal life,” O’Hara mentioned, and recognized the suspect as Robin Westman. All of the weapons had been lawfully bought and had been bought “just lately.” They imagine the suspect acted alone.

O’Hara wouldn’t affirm Westman’s title change, solely that he has confirmed the suspect’s title and age. 

Police are executing 4 search warrants, one on the church the place the crime occurred and three others at residences within the Twin Cities metro associated to the shooter. 

The shooter additionally had a manifesto posted on YouTube that appeared to indicate her on the scene and included some disturbing writings, O’Hara mentioned. The video has been taken down with assist from the FBI and is beneath evaluate by investigators. 

Police are working to establish a motive for why this occurred. They’ll use the manifesto posted on YouTube to help on this investigation. When O’Hara was requested about this being a hate crime towards Catholics, he mentioned they don’t have a motive proper now.

Investigators cannot affirm a relationship between the suspect and his household to the church, however they’re investigating, O’Hara mentioned.

Walz, Frey communicate on capturing

2:50 p.m.: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey at a press convention known as the capturing tragic and mentioned it ought to by no means have occurred. In addition they applauded the lecturers, college students, regulation enforcement and medical doctors who responded and are working to assist these impacted by the capturing. 

Frey additionally addressed assaults towards the trans group, saying “we shouldn’t be working out of a spot of hate for anybody,” stressing this must be concerning the youngsters who’re victims of this capturing. 

Walz famous he spoke with President Donald Trump following the capturing. 

Annunciation releases assertion after capturing

2:45 p.m.: The Annunciation Church and College launched the next assertion: 

“We’re navigating an unimaginable state of affairs collectively at the moment. No phrases can seize what we’ve got gone via, what we’re going via, and what we’ll undergo within the coming days and weeks. However we’ll navigate this – collectively.

“This morning, a gunman started capturing into our church from the surface throughout Mass. It’s worthwhile to know that inside seconds, our heroic employees moved college students beneath the pews. Regulation enforcement responded shortly and evacuated all of our kids and employees to security in a matter of minutes when it was secure to take action.

“Tragically, we misplaced two of our beloved college students earlier than the scene was secured. A lot of different youngsters and parishioners had been wounded, and they’re being handled at space hospitals. Some have been handled and launched. All employees are bodily secure and accounted for.

“Please raise up these households and these youngsters in prayer and encompass them and one another together with your love throughout this tough time.

“Thanks to you, our faculty mother and father, in your endurance and assist in receiving your youngsters this morning. Please proceed to hope for these college students who’re nonetheless hospitalized.

“As we course of and navigate this unfathomable time collectively, we might be in contact this weekend concerning when college will resume. Investigators and others are nonetheless on campus doing their important work and we anticipate this to proceed for a while.

“As we work with a myriad {of professional} companies, we’ll ship additional communication about assist companies out there to us all at a later time.

“On this time of darkness, allow us to decide to being the Mild to our kids, one another and our group. We are going to rebuild our future full of hope – collectively.

“We love you.

“In partnership, in group, in Christ,

“Mr. Matthew D. DeBoer, Principal

“Fr. Dennis Zehren, Pastor”

Sufferer’s mother releases assertion

2:40 p.m.: Danielle Gunter, the mother of an eighth-grade boy who was shot, launched the next assertion:

“Our hearts are shattered – not just for him, however for everybody who was harmed. We grieve and we pray: for the others who had been shot, for his or her households, and for individuals who misplaced family members.

“And for the primary responders, who raced into hazard for others, for us. We thank all of them. Our son shared with us that an MPD officer “actually helped him.” He mentioned the officer rendered support, hugged him, reassured him, and prayed with him earlier than entering into the ambulance.

“We ask for leaders to position armed safety at faculties to stop one other tragedy like this. There isn’t any larger calling than maintaining children secure—and it begins with defending them from evil on this world. 

“We really feel the ache, the anger, the confusion, and the searing actuality that our lives won’t ever be the identical. But we nonetheless have our baby. 

“Not like others, we’re blessed to carry onto him. We are going to assist him rebuild his life, his belief, and his confidence.

“We don’t need others to ever really feel the identical. And we pray that everybody touched by this tragedy can discover the energy to start rebuilding too.”

FBI investigating as act of home terrorism, hate crime concentrating on Catholics

2:28 p.m.: FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X on Wednesday saying, “The FBI is investigating this capturing as an act of home terrorism and hate crime concentrating on Catholics.”

Walz orders flags at half-staff

2:12 p.m.: Gov. Tim Walz has ordered all U.S. and Minnesota flags to fly at half-staff in any respect state buildings “instantly” to honor those that had been killed at Annunciation Catholic College. 

“Minnesota is heartbroken by the mindless capturing that passed off this morning,” mentioned Gov. Walz. “I’m praying for our youngsters and lecturers whose first week of college was marred by this horrific act of violence. To the officers and first responders, the clergy and lecturers offering consolation, and the hospital employees saving lives – thanks. We are going to get via this collectively.”

First responder audio

2:09 p.m.: FOX 9 obtained first responder audio. Here’s a snippet: 

[00:03:50] transporting one 10-year-old male. Pink trauma, gunshot wound to the pinnacle, Minneapolis Youngsters’s. He’s at the moment vitally secure. Probably was simply grazed.

first responder audio: we’ve got one suspect with a gunshot wound to the pinnacle, has a rifle and shotgun, he is down proper now.

Annunciation vigil at Holy Angels Wednesday night time

1:53 p.m.: Annunciation posted on social media that there might be a 7 p.m. vigil at Holy Angels Wednesday night time.

MPD to offer an replace Wednesday afternoon

1:32 p.m.: The Minneapolis Police Division will share new particulars on the Minneapolis college capturing at 2:30 p.m. You’ll be able to watch this dwell within the participant on the high of the web page.

Shooter’s mother labored at Annunciation

1:30 p.m.: FOX 9 has confirmed the suspect’s mother as soon as labored at Annunciation.

Trump orders flags to fly at half-staff

1:13 p.m.: President Donald Trump ordered flags to fly at half-staff on the White Home and all public buildings and grounds after the lethal mass capturing at Annunciation college till sundown on Aug. 31.

Sufferer’s household releases assertion

2:40 p.m.: Danielle Gunter, the mother of an eighth-grade boy injured within the capturing, launched the next assertion: 

“Our hearts are shattered – not just for him, however for everybody who was harmed. We grieve and we pray: for the others who had been shot, for his or her households, and for individuals who misplaced family members.

“And for the primary responders, who raced into hazard for others, for us. We thank all of them. Our son shared with us that an MPD officer “actually helped him.” He mentioned the officer rendered support, hugged him, reassured him, and prayed with him earlier than entering into the ambulance.

“We ask for leaders to position armed safety at faculties to stop one other tragedy like this. There isn’t any larger calling than maintaining children secure—and it begins with defending them from evil on this world. 

“We really feel the ache, the anger, the confusion, and the searing actuality that our lives won’t ever be the identical. But we nonetheless have our baby. 

“Not like others, we’re blessed to carry onto him. We are going to assist him rebuild his life, his belief, and his confidence.

“We don’t need others to ever really feel the identical. And we pray that everybody touched by this tragedy can discover the energy to start rebuilding too.”

Vigil deliberate for capturing victims Wednesday night time

1:12 p.m.: A vigil is deliberate for 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lynnhurts Park for the victims of the Annunciation capturing, in response to a Minneapolis Metropolis Council memeber.

7 youngsters at Youngsters’s Minnesota Hospital

12:46 p.m.: Youngsters’s Minnesota Hospital confirmed to FOX Information that seven youngsters had been admitted and one baby has been discharged. 

Here is the assertion from the hospital: 

“Right this moment, seven youngsters between ages 9-16 had been admitted to our hospital for care because of the tragic incident this morning. One affected person has been discharged. Our ideas are with all of the victims, their households and family members in our communities who’re impacted by yet one more mindless act of violence.”

Hennepin Healthcare admitted 10 sufferers, together with eight youngsters ages 6-14, and two adults. Seven sufferers are in important contidion at that hospital. 

Sources establish the suspect as Robin Westman

12:40 p.m.: Sources confirmed to The Related Press that the shooter was Robin Westman. The official was not licensed to debate the continued investigation and spoke on a situation of anonymity. 

Hennepin Healthcare caring for 10 victims

12:15 p.m.: In an replace on Wednesday, Hennepin Healthcare mentioned it’s caring for 10 victims from the capturing. 

One grownup and 6 youngsters are in important situation. One grownup and two youngsters are being handled for non-life-threatening accidents. 

At a press convention earlier Wednesday, Dr. Tom Wyatt, the chair of the emergency division, mentioned they had been treating 11 sufferers. The proper quantity is 10 sufferers, the hospital clarified. 

In the meantime, College of Minnesota Masonic Youngsters’s Hospital is caring for not less than one baby sufferer, a physician there advised FOX 9. 

‘Minnesota is damaged’

12:05 p.m.: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz posted on social media, saying “Minnesota is damaged. From the officers responding, to the clergy and lecturers offering consolation, to the hospital employees saving lives, we’ll get via this collectively. Hug your children shut.”

Keep away from the world close to Annunciation Catholic College

11:54 a.m.: The Minneapolis Police Division is asking folks to proceed to keep away from the world close to the varsity, on West 54th Road between Lyndale and Nicollet avenues, as police proceed to research and to present the victims privateness.

Police confused there isn’t a menace to public security at the moment.

11 sufferers, together with children ages 6-14, at HCMC

11:13 a.m.: Hennepin Healthcare at a press convention on Wednesday morning mentioned it had acquired 11 sufferers, together with two adults and 9 youngsters, ranging in age from 6 to 14. 

4 sufferers required the working room.

Hospital officers didn’t present particulars about their situations, besides to say that seven who had been delivered to the hospital had been in important situation and 4 sufferers required the working room. 

A number of non-critical sufferers had been taken to Youngsters’s Hospital. Sufferers had been additionally taken to Masonic Youngsters’s Hospital.

2 youngsters killed, 17 folks injured

10:55 a.m.: Mayor Jacob Frey known as this an “unspeakable act,” including, “youngsters are useless. He mentioned youngsters and households ought to be capable to go to high school and church with out worry. 

“Do not say that is about ideas and prayers proper now, these children had been actually praying,” Frey mentioned. 

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara confirmed the capturing occurred throughout mass marking the primary week of college on Wednesday morning.

A gunman approached from exterior and fired a rifle via the church home windows as youngsters sat within the pews. The suspect struck youngsters and worshipers. The shooter was armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol. 

This was a deliberate act of violence towards harmless youngsters and different folks worshiping,” O’Hara mentioned. 

Officers responded, entered the church and tried to offer first support and rescue youngsters who had been hiding all through the constructing. 

Two younger youngsters, ages 8 and 10, had been killed as they sat within the pews. seventeen different folks had been injured in 14 had been children. Two youngsters are in important situation. 

“The sheer cruelty and cowardice of firing right into a church full of youngsters is totally incomprehensible,” O’Hara mentioned.

The gunman then took his personal life. The shooter was in his early 20s. The suspect doesn’t have an intensive legal historical past. Police are investigating a possible motive, O’Hara mentioned. 

“We imagine he took his personal life within the parking zone,” O’Hara mentioned. “The query was, was he capturing inside and outside? He was completely capturing exterior of the constructing on the aspect of the church, inside, via the home windows. It seems he could have gone inside, however I do not imagine we have situated any casings contained in the constructing, so I am not sure if he fired.”

The gunman did depart behind a automobile, which police are looking.

5 youngsters being handled after college capturing

10:17 a.m.: The Related Press says 5 youngsters are being handled at a Minneapolis hospital after being injured within the capturing.

In the meantime, a DOJ official advised Reuters that three folks, together with the shooter, are useless and about 20 individuals are injured. 

Minneapolis Council member Katie Cashman launched the next assertion: “This morning at Annunciation Church and Catholic College, somebody shot and wounded a number of youngsters and employees whereas they attended morning mass. At this second, the shooter is contained. Our workplace is carefully monitoring the state of affairs and can share extra data because it turns into out there. I’m completely horrified by the occasions unfolding this morning, and our workplace is right here to assist those that want it. It is a time to carry your family members shut and test in with one another.”

Authorities to present replace at 10:30 a.m.

10 a.m.: Minneapolis police plan to offer an replace at 10:30 a.m. Watch it dwell within the participant above. In the meantime, HCMC will maintain a briefing at 11 a.m.

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Workplace launched the next assertion:

“The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Workplace is actively helping the Minneapolis Police Division and different regulation enforcement companies in response to an incident that occurred earlier this morning at Annunciation Catholic College, situated at 525 W. 54th St. in Minneapolis. Right now there isn’t a rapid menace, however we urge all residents to remain out of the affected space to permit emergency responders to function successfully. That is an evolving state of affairs and we’ll proceed to offer updates as extra data turns into out there. Our hearts exit to all these impacted by this act of violence.”

Richfield PD: 20 victims reported

9;53 a.m.: The Richfield Police Division, which neighbors Minneapolis, is reporting there are 20 victims. 

“A person wearing all black and armed with a rifle was reported on the scene,” the Richfield PD mentioned.

The Minneapolis Police Division has not mentioned what number of victims there are. 

Trump has been briefed

9:50 a.m.: President Donald Trump says he has been absolutely briefed on the capturing and the FBI has responded. 

“The White Home will proceed to watch this horrible state of affairs.”

Dad and mom can take college students from scene

9:40 a.m.: Dad and mom are allowed to take their youngsters from the scene of the capturing. 

Capturing suspect useless, no lively menace to group

9:31 a.m.: FOX 9 sources affirm the suspect is useless. 

The Metropolis of Minneapolis posted the next on social media: “There may be an lively police state of affairs at Annunciation Church, 509 W. 54th St. There isn’t any lively menace to the group at the moment. The shooter is contained. Keep away from the world to permit emergency personnel to assist victims – W. 54th Road between Lyndale and Nicollet Ave.”

FBI responding to Minneapolis college capturing

9:20 a.m.: FBI says it’s responding to the scene.

65 models responded to church, college

9:25 a.m.: In accordance with Minneapolis PD’s 911 dashboard, greater than 65 models responded to the scene. The primary report got here in at 8:27 a.m.

Neighbors heard what seemed like gunfire

9:21 a.m.: Neighbors advised FOX 9 they heard a lot gunfire they did not even name it in as a result of they figured it was somebody roofing their home. 

Neighbors additionally mentioned youngsters from the varsity had been in mass.

‘Lively shooter state of affairs’

9:10 a.m. ATF says it’s responding to the church in south Minneapolis.

“ATF brokers are responding to stories of an lively shooter state of affairs at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis.”

Frey feedback on capturing

9:10 a.m. Frey shared a publish concerning the capturing: 

“I am monitoring stories of horrific violence in South Minneapolis. I am in contact with Chief O’Hara and our emergency response crew has been activated. We are going to share extra data as quickly as we will. Please give our officers the area they want to answer the state of affairs.”

Walz feedback on capturing

9:10 a.m.:  Gov. Walz tweeted: 

“I’ve been briefed on a capturing at Annunciation Catholic College and can proceed to offer updates as we get extra data. The BCA and State Patrol are on scene. I’m praying for our youngsters and lecturers whose first week of college was marred by this horrific act of violence.”

Massive police presence

9 a.m.:

There’s a big police presence in South Minneapolis. The Minnesota State Patrol, Hennepin County EMS and different authorities are on the scene. 

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