Annunciation Catholic School shooting has killed two and injured at least 20.
According to Sky News, a US Justice Department official on Wednesday, August 27, said that two people died in the shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
The official further revealed that the shooter also died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, while 20 others were injured in the incident.
Mayor of Minneapolis Jacob Frey described the incident as a "horror" and an "unspeakable act."
Frey told media, “Children are dead, there are families that have a deceased child. You cannot put into words the gravity, the tragic or absolute pain of this situation. These kids were literally praying, it was the first week of school.”
“They were in a church, these are kids that should be learning with their friends. I'm so sorry to the families that are suffering right now," the visibly emotional mayor added.
Witness Bill Bienemann, whose daughter went to the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis for nine years, said that he heard 30 to 50 shots in several minutes.
He expressed his sadness over the attack and asserted, “It doesn't make me feel safe at all in this community that I have been a part of for so long. Me and my friends were talking, and we said, “This is like our version of 9/11.”
US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that he has been "fully briefed" on the shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the White House will continue to monitor the "terrible" situation.
