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 gunman 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 gunman 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 critical condition

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