Two children are dead and 17 others are injured after a shooter opened fire into a Catholic church in Minneapolis where students and school staff were attending morning mass Wednesday, law enforcement confirmed.
The shooting occurred just before 8:30 a.m. at the Annunciation Catholic Church, which operates a PreK through 8th grade school. The mass was marking the first week of school. The two children killed were 8 and 10 years old, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said.
Fourteen of the 17 injured are children, O’Hara said. Two children are in critical condition.