Summary
Two children were killed and 17 people were injured in a shooting at Annunciation Church, which also houses a school, in Minneapolis. The shooter, Robin Westman, died from suicide after the attack. The incident is being investigated as a domestic terrorism and a hate crime.
Key Facts
- The shooting happened at a Catholic church in Minneapolis during a Mass service.
- Two children, aged 8 and 10, died in the shooting.
- Seventeen people were injured, including 14 children, who are expected to survive.
- The attacker used three different firearms and a smoke bomb.
- The shooter, a 23-year-old man named Robin Westman, died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot.
- Police found no bullet casings inside the church, suggesting all shots were fired from outside.
- The incident is being investigated as domestic terrorism and a hate crime against Catholics.
- Police received the first calls about the shooting just before 8:00 a.m. local time.
