Cherry Hill Township will increase patrols at schools in response to last week’s shooting at a Minneapolis, Minn. Catholic school that killed two and wounded 17 people, officials said.

Cherry Hill Police Department will conduct increased patrols at all township schools as the new school year begins on Tuesday, Mayor David Fleisher said in a statement posted on Facebook .

The department has also implemented higher-visibility patrols at all houses of worship in the township, Fleisher said.

The mayor said there is no known threat to Cherry Hill, and the increased safety measures are out of an “abundance of caution.”

On Wednesday, a shooter opened fire through the windows of a Minneapolis Catholic church while nearly 200 children were celebrating Mass during the third day of school a

See Full Page