A father says his son’s broken arm kept him home during the deadly Minneapolis Catholic school shooting on Wednesday, Aug. 27.

Fox 9 Minneapolis reporter Corin Hoggard spoke with the father, who called the injury the "luckiest broken arm in the history of the world."

Hoggard then choked up while showing a paper airplane the student made for him as gratitude for reporting from the scene. "I was just shocked," Hoggard said, calling the gesture "so touching."

Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed and 17 others were injured during a Mass service at Annunciation Catholic School just before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said at a press conference.

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