Police in Minneapolis have responded to a reported shooting at a Catholic school during the first week of classes. Emergency responders were called to the Annunciation Catholic School on Wednesday morning in the city’s Windom neighborhood, about 8 miles west of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Stream live video from the scene”I’ve been briefed on a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School and will continue to provide updates as we get more information,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said in a statement on social media. “I’m praying for our kids and teachers whose first week of school was marred by this horrific act of violence.”In a social media post, the city of Minneapolis said the shooter is “contained” and there is no active threat to the community.A Minneapolis hospital says it is treating five children injured during the shooting. A person answering the phone at Annunciation School said students were being evacuated.”I am heartbroken by the horrific violence at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis this morning,” U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said on X “My prayers are with the students, teachers, and families, and I am grateful for the first responders who are on the scene.”President Donald Trump said on his Truth Social platform that he has been briefed on the shooting. “The White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation,” Trump said. “Please join me in praying for everyone involved!” Local and state police, FBI, federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents and other authorities converged on the school.Dating to 1923, the pre-kindergarten through eighth grade school had an all-school Mass scheduled at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to its website. Monday was the first day of school, and social media photos from that day show students in green uniforms greeting each other at bicycle racks, smiling for the camera and sitting together.The gunfire was the latest in a series of fatal shootings in the city in less than 24 hours. One person was killed and six others were hurt in a shooting Tuesday afternoon outside a high school in Minneapolis. Hours later, two people died in two other shootings in the city.The Associated Press contributed to this story.This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.
MINNEAPOLIS —
Police in Minneapolis have responded to a reported shooting at a Catholic school during the first week of classes.
Emergency responders were called to the Annunciation Catholic School on Wednesday morning in the city’s Windom neighborhood, about 8 miles west of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Stream live video from the scene
“I’ve been briefed on a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School and will continue to provide updates as we get more information,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said in a statement on social media. “I’m praying for our kids and teachers whose first week of school was marred by this horrific act of violence.”
In a social media post, the city of Minneapolis said the shooter is “contained” and there is no active threat to the community.
A Minneapolis hospital says it is treating five children injured during the shooting. A person answering the phone at Annunciation School said students were being evacuated.
“I am heartbroken by the horrific violence at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis this morning,” U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said on X “My prayers are with the students, teachers, and families, and I am grateful for the first responders who are on the scene.”
President Donald Trump said on his Truth Social platform that he has been briefed on the shooting.
“The White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation,” Trump said. “Please join me in praying for everyone involved!”
Local and state police, FBI, federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents and other authorities converged on the school.
Dating to 1923, the pre-kindergarten through eighth grade school had an all-school Mass scheduled at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to its website. Monday was the first day of school, and social media photos from that day show students in green uniforms greeting each other at bicycle racks, smiling for the camera and sitting together.
The gunfire was the latest in a series of fatal shootings in the city in less than 24 hours. One person was killed and six others were hurt in a shooting Tuesday afternoon outside a high school in Minneapolis. Hours later, two people died in two other shootings in the city.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.