BREAKING 2 Children Dead and 17 Injured at Mass Shooting at a Catholic Church in Minneapolis - Please Pray!

 A mass shooting took place just before 8:30 a.m. when a gunman approached the side of the church and fired a rifle through the windows at the children and other worshippers in the pews, in Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.

Dozens of rounds were fired, the chief said, and he called it a "deliberate act of violence against innocent children and other people worshipping."

An 8-year-old and 10-year-old killed, 17 others hurt from the local Catholic school.

Please Pray for the victims.

The gunman died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The gunman -- appeared to be in his early 20s -- was armed with a rifle, a shotgun and a pistol, and police believe he fired from all three weapons, the chief said.

"We are looking through information left behind to try and determine some type of motive," the chief said.

"These kids were literally praying," an emotional Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said at a news conference. "It was the first week of school. They were in a church. These are kids that should be learning with their friends, they should be playing on the playground. They should be able to go to school or church in peace without the fear or risk of violence, and their parents should have the same kind of assurance."

"This kind of act of evil should never happen, and it happens far too often," he said.

The shooting occurred at Annunciation Church, Aug. 27, 2025 in Minneapolis.

Seventeen others, including 14 children, were injured in the shooting during a Mass that marked the first week of school, police said. Two children are in critical condition, police said.

The gunman, Robin Westman, age 23, died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said.

Source: ABC News