CNA Staff, Aug 27, 2025 / 11:13 am

Authorities and media reports on Wednesday morning said a mass shooting had taken place at a Catholic parish and school in Minneapolis, one that police were reportedly treating as a “mass casualty” incident.

The local crime watch outlet Minnesota Crime said on Wednesday morning that police reported 20 victims of an “active shooter” at the site of Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, with emergency responders having initiated a “mass casualty response.” Annunciation Catholic School is located next to the parish.

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Information about Annunciation School August 27, 2025 at 11:36 am ET

Annunciation School, which serves Pre-K through eighth grade, was founded in 1923, a year after the parish of the same name began serving th

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