Gunfire erupted Wednesday morning at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
The attack killed two students and injured 17 others.
City officials confirmed police quickly contained the shooter and removed any further threat.
Police chief Brian O’Hara condemned the “sheer cruelty and cowardice” of the massacre.
He reported that the gunman opened fire through church windows during morning mass.
The shooter carried a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol.
The victims killed were two children, aged eight and ten.
The attacker then turned the weapon on himself and died at the scene.
Leaders and Hospitals Respond
Governor Tim Walz called the school assault “horrific” and prayed for students and teachers.
Children’s Minnesota trauma hospital treated five young patients from the shooting.
Hennepin Healthcare confirmed it admitted additional victims from the tragedy.
Federal agents, police, and ambulances surrounded the school within minutes of the attack.
President Donald Trump said on Truth Social he received a briefing about the shooting.
He promised continued monitoring from the White House as families reeled.
Authorities evacuated the school and directed parents to a reunification site.
Violence Spreads Beyond One School
Annunciation Catholic School, founded in 1923, began its term with morning mass before violence struck.
Recent school posts showed children celebrating back-to-school events, sharing art projects, and playing outdoors.
This shooting marked the fourth fatal attack in Minneapolis within 24 hours.
On Tuesday afternoon, a high school shooting killed one and injured six.
Hours later, two separate shootings claimed two more lives in the city.
The tragedy followed a surge of hoax shooting calls on at least a dozen U.S. college campuses.
The fake threats often played gunfire sounds, forcing universities to warn students to “run, hide, fight.”
These false alarms heightened national fear as the academic year reopened.
