(CNN) — The Minneapolis community gathered at multiple vigils Wednesday evening to mourn the young lives lost in the latest act of gun violence in the US to target school children, showing support for each other as they navigate a path forward and press for change.

“You don’t think it’s going to happen in your community,” said Kaliee Poling, who, as a child, attended the tight-knit Annunciation Catholic School, where the tragedy unfolded. “And now, being a parent, I just can’t imagine what those kids went through this morning,” she added, her voice breaking.

Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed when an 23-year-old shooter opened fire through the windows at the Church of the Annunciation as students from the school gathered in the pews for a Mass to celebrate the new school year,

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