2 dead, over a dozen hurt in shooting at Catholic school in Minneapolis, shooter ‘contained’
- A shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis resulted in three deaths and 20 injuries, including the shooter who died by suicide.
- The shooter used a rifle, shotgun, and pistol, firing through windows during a morning Mass attended by children.
- Local authorities, including Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, condemned the violence, with Walz expressing prayers for the affected children and teachers.
- Law enforcement confirmed that the shooter was dead and stated there was no longer a threat to the community.
Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed and seventeen people, including fourteen children, were injured in a shooting on Wednesday, August 27, at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, United States. The shooter, aged about twenty, committed suicide, according to local authorities.
The shooting erupted shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 27, as a back-to-school service was taking place in the church adjacent to Annunciation Elementary School in Minneapolis, USA , which serves students ages 6 to 14. The suspect, armed with a rifle, a shotgun , and a pistol, fired through the building’s stained-glass windows, directly targeting the children and their families gathered there, ABC News reports . Dozens of bullets were fired, plunging the ceremony into chaos.
” This was a deliberate act of violence against innocent children and fellow worshippers ,” Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told the American media. At least two children were killed and seventeen people were injured in the shooting. The shooter, a young man in his twenties with no notable criminal record, killed himself after his rampage.
“These kids were praying.”
Images broadcast by local channels showed parents running to try to find their children in the chaos. ” These kids were praying. They should be in class, playing in the yard, going to school in peace, ” reacted Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, visibly moved. For his part, Donald Trump indicated on his social network Truth Social that he had been ” fully informed ” of the situation and called on Americans to ” pray for all the victims .”
This massacre adds to a long list of school shootings in the United States. According to the specialized K-12 School Shooting Database , more than 140 shootings have already been recorded since the beginning of 2025 in American elementary and secondary schools.
Meanwhile, the shooter has been identified as Robin Westman, 23 years old.
A 10-minute video was posted before the shooting. It has been archived to preserve it for public access.
