MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday met with families and victims of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis that killed two schoolchildren and injured 21 people.

Security was heavy outside Annunciation Catholic Church ahead of the visit by Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, 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.

“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 but released few other details.

After arriving at the church, the Vances stood in front of a memorial and laid bouquets amid the numerous other flower

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