Two young children were killed and 17 others were injured in a shooting during a Catholic Mass packed with young students in south Minneapolis Wednesday morning. The shooter is also dead.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said the shooting triggered a massive law enforcement response to Annunciation Catholic Church at West 54th Street between Harriet and Garfield avenues around 8:30 a.m. The church is attached to a school building.
The shooter approached from the outside of the building and fired a rifle through the church windows towards children and worshippers, O'Hara said. The shooter also used a shotgun and a pistol.
An 8-year-old and a 10-year-old were killed while they sat in the pews. Of the 17 others injured, 14 are children. At least seven victims were in crit