Mahoning Valley - The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown is launching a special safety task force to review security measures at Catholic schools and parishes across the Valley following this week’s deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.

Two children were killed and more than a dozen people were injured in the attack.

Police and federal agents are still investigating the shooter’s motive, recovering hundreds of pages of writings describing racial, political and religious hate.

In the wake of that tragedy, Youngstown Bishop David Bonnar said in a letter to parents that student and parishioner safety remains his “utmost priority.”

The letter announced that on-site safety inspections will begin next week in Mahoning County and expand to all schools across the Dioces

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