An 8 and 10 -year -old boy were shot dead when an armed man fired through the windows of a church at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, police said.
Other seventeen, including 14 children, were injured during the shooting during a mass that marked the first week of school, police said. Two children are in critical, said police.
The armed man died from suicide at the back of the church, police said.
The law agents meet outside the Annunciation Church after a mass shooting event, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 27, 2025.
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The law agents meet outside the Annunciation Church after a mass shooting event, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 27, 2025.
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Students in pre-K to eighth grade attend school. You saw young children who wore their uniforms leaving school holding their parents’ hands.
“I am praying for our children and teachers whose first week of school was tarnished by this horrible act of violence,” wrote the governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, on social networks.
Parents expect news from the state of their children after shooting in the Annunciation Church, on August 27, 2025 in Minneapolis.
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Police and lifeguards work on the scene of a shooting near the Annunciation Church and the Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minneosta, on August 27, 2025.
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Brian Leege, who lives two blocks from the school, told ABC News that he was having breakfast with his daughter when he heard dozens of shooting for two or three minutes.
“My husband is a firefighter, and received a phone call this morning [that] He said that there was an incident in Annunciation, and that is where my niece and his nephew are going to school … so simply took off on foot, “Emily celebrated He told Minneapolis ABC Affiliate KSTP. “About 15 minutes ago we hear that they are safe. But it is very horrible and is so scary.”
The law agents meet outside the Annunciation Church school in response to a massive shooting reported on August 27, 2025 in Minneapolis.
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The law agents meet outside the Annunciation Church after a mass shooting event, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 27, 2025.
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Walz said the state authorities are on the scene. FBI agents and alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives office also responded.
President Donald Trump wrote in Truth Social that he has been “completely informed about the tragic shooting.”
“The White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation. Unique me to pray for all those involved!” He wrote.
The law agents meet outside the Annunciation Church school in response to a massive shooting reported on August 27, 2025 in Minneapolis.
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Police and lifeguards work on the scene of a shooting near the Annunciation Church and the Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minneosta, on August 27, 2025.
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The National Security Department is monitoring the shooting, said DHS secretary Kristi Noem, in a statement.
“I’m praying for the victims of this atrocious attack and their families,” he said.
Police and lifeguards work on the scene of a shooting near the Annunciation Church and the Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minneosta, on August 27, 2025.
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This is a development story. Consult the updates again.
Pierre Thomas, Jack Date of ABC News, Luke Barr, Aaron Katersky, Sasha Pezenik and Michael Pappano contributed to this report.
