A large law enforcement presence responded to a south Minneapolis church after residents reported hearing a lengthy burst of gunfire.
Follow live updates below:
9:53 a.m. - President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account that he has been briefed on the shooting.
“The FBI quickly responded and they are on the scene. The White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation. Please join me in praying for everyone involved!”
9:47 a.m. - A woman who answered the school office phones declined to comment but said, “We are still in the process of getting our students checked out and reuniting them with their parents.”
9:45 a.m. - An Annunciation parent who was sitting in the back pew at the 8:15 a.m. Mass said students were packed into the pews when a shooter opened fire outside the building with some kind of semiautomatic weapon.
“He just pepper-sprayed through the stained-glass windows into the building, 50 to 100 shots,” said the parent, who did not want his name used. “He killed two kids.”
“This is terrible,” he said. ”This is evil. I don’t know how you defend against this.”
9:35 a.m. - The city of Minneapolis said in an alert that there is “no active threat to the community at this time” and a “shooter is contained.”
https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-shooting-annunciation-church/601462164
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