Local officials in Los Angeles have ordered extra police patrols around Catholic schools in the area following the deadly shooting in Minneapolis that left two students dead and 17 others injured.
Mayor Karen Bass posted on X that, in light of the shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school on Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Police Department would be conducting extra patrols at "all Catholic schools and places of worship."
Bass added that Los Angeles Unified School District officials would be advising their safety teams to increase "high-visibility patrols" at its schools as well.
A shooter opened fire while young students from Annunciation Catholic Church were attending mass. The shooter approached from the outside of the building and fired a rifle through the church win