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Newly released 911 transcripts reveal the fear and chaos that gripped students, staff and clergy inside a Minneapolis church when a gunman clad in tactical gear opened fire on them in August.

The transcripts, obtained by Fox News Digital, include teachers whispering to calm students and staff urging children to stay hidden at Annunciation Catholic Church, while passersby outside describe the gunfire. The heroism of educators and staff who kept students quiet under pews and sheltered in a downstairs classroom is vividly revealed.

"Dear God, dear God in heaven, there’s some guns in Annunciation Church, on 54th," Karen McCann, a parishioner hiding in the sanctuary, told a dispatcher.

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