MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least five children were injured in a shooting Wednesday morning during the first week of classes at a Minneapolis Catholic school, authorities and a hospital said. Gov. Tim Walz called the shooting “horrific.”
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The Minneapolis city government said the shooter had been “contained” after the gunfire at Annunciation Catholic School, and there was no longer any “active threat” to residents.
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The school was evacuated, and students’ families were later directed to a “reunification zone” at the school.
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The scene outside
Outside of the school, amidst a heavy uniformed law enforcement presence, children stood dressed in their dark gree