The Minneapolis school shooter fired at children through church windows. Here’s what we know.
Two children were killed when a The shooter opened fire At the Annunciation Catholic Church of Minneapolis during a mass attended students from young students. The shooter died by suicide after the church shooting, which is attached to a school building.
Seventeen other children and adults were injured during the shooting, which occurred during a mass marking at the start of the school year.
Here’s what we know about filming.
What happened to the Annunciation Catholic Church?
Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara said the police responded to the shooting around 8:30 am on Wednesday morning. O’Hara said the shooter had pulled a rifle through the church windows and was also armed with a hunting rifle and a pistol.
A government official informed the investigation and a source of application of the law told CBS News that the shooter wore all black clothes.
An 8 -year -old child and a 10 -year -old child were killed when they were sitting in the benches. The parents of the children were informed, said O’Hara.
Seventeen others, including 14 children, were injured. The three injured adults were all parishioners in the 1980s, O’Ha said on Wednesday afternoon.
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The police immediately entered the church and tried to provide first aid, said O’Hara. The injured were precipitated in hospitals in the region.
The Hennepin County Medical Center received 10 patients and said that an adult and six children were in critical condition. One adult and two children were treated for non -deadly injuries. The Minneapolis children’s hospital said that he had released a pediatric patient and treated six others. Mr. Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital said he had a pediatric patient in a stable state.
Who was the shooter of the Annunciation Catholic Church?
Three sources of application of the law told CBS News that the shooter was Robin Westman, 23, of Suburban Minneapolis.
Westman bought the three cannons legally and has no known criminal history, O’Hara said. Westman has published a video, described by O’Hara as a manifesto, on YouTube. The video, timed to shoot, has been withdrawn, said O’Hara, and is the subject of an investigation by the FBI and other officials of the application of laws.
Westman seems to have attended school, according to the confirmed team of CBS News. Westman’s mother worked as a parish secretary in church, according to her website, and as an administrative assistant at the school, according to a newsletter. She retired from the church in 2021, according to an article on Facebook of the church.
Westman died of a self-inflicted ball injury at the back of the church, O’Hara said.
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Civil servants react to the church shooting
President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that he had been “fully informed of the tragic shooting” and said that the White House “would continue to monitor this terrible situation”.
“Please join me to pray for all those involved,” said Trump.
Wednesday afternoon, Trump signed a proclamation asking for flags at the White House and in other federal buildings to travel the half-mast of August 31 “as a mark of respect for the victims”. The White House flags were lowered for a few moments after the signing of the proclamation.
Governor Tim Walz said he was informed of the shooting and “prayed for our children and teachers whose first school week was marred by this horrible act of violence”. Walz also said he spoke with Mr. Trump.
The mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, called for change after filming.
“Don’t say it’s a question of thoughts and prayers right now. These children literally pray,” said Frey. “It was the first week of school, they were in a church. They were children who should learn with their friends. They should play on the playground. They should be able to go to school or to the Church in peace without fear or the risk of violence and their parents should have the same kind of insurance.”
