MINNEAPOLIS – Vice President JD Vance planned to visit Minneapolis on Wednesday to meet with families and victims of a shooting at a Catholic church that killed two schoolchildren and injured 21 people.

Security was heavy outside Annunciation Catholic Church ahead of the visit by Vance, who is Catholic, and second lady Usha Vance. The visit comes one week after an attacker opened fire during the first Mass of the school year for students of the nearby Annuciation Catholic School.

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“They will hold a series of private meetings to convey condolences to the families of those affected by the tragedy,” the White House said in a statement.

The White House released few other details ahead of the visit.

Achbishop Bernard Hebda of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapol

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