Minneapolis police respond to shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church

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A shooting astatine a Minneapolis schoolhouse near 3 people, including the shooter, dormant and astir 20 injured, a Justice Department authoritative said.

Minneapolis constabulary said earlier that they responded to a shooting astatine a Catholic religion and schoolhouse successful the southbound extremity of the metropolis connected Wednesday, and authorities added that the shooter had been “contained.”

“I’ve been briefed connected a shooting astatine Annunciation Catholic School and volition proceed to supply updates arsenic we get much information,” Governor Tim Walz wrote connected X.

It is unclear if determination were immoderate casualties successful the shooting and, if so, however many.

The confirmed shooting comes aft a question of mendacious reports of progressive shooters astatine US assemblage campuses astir the state arsenic students instrumentality from summertime break.

“I’m praying for our kids and teachers whose archetypal week of schoolhouse was marred by this horrific enactment of violence,” Walz said, without providing details connected imaginable victims.

The municipal authorities confirmed the shooting connected X.

“There is nary progressive menace to the assemblage astatine this time. The shooter is contained,” the City of Minneapolis said.

“The families of children astatine the schoolhouse tin spell to the reunification portion astatine the Annunciation School,” the metropolis said successful a 2nd station connected X.

A spokesperson for Hennepin Healthcare, which operates Minnesota’s largest exigency department, stated successful a substance connection that the organisation was actively responding to an exigency and provided nary further details. A societal media station from the institution said it was caring for patients from the shooting.

US President Donald Trump said helium had been briefed connected the shooting, describing it arsenic a “terrible situation.”

“I person been afloat briefed connected the tragic shooting successful Minneapolis, Minnesota,” Trump said connected his Truth Social network.

“The FBI rapidly responded, and they are connected the scene. The White House volition proceed to show this unspeakable situation. Please articulation maine successful praying for everyone involved!”

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