US Edition2 dead, over a dozen hurt in shooting at Catholic school in Minneapolis, shooter 'contained'
- On the morning of August 27, 2025, during a Mass held inside the church of a Catholic school in Minneapolis, gunman Robin Westman opened fire through the windows, resulting in the deaths of two children and injuries to seventeen others.
- The shooting began around 8:30 a.m. when Westman opened fire at children sitting in pews during a Mass marking the first week of school.
- Ten-Year-Old survivor Weston Halsne shared that during the shooting, his friend Victor bravely protected him by covering him and was shot in the back; they stayed concealed beneath the pews for several minutes before moving to a secured gym.
- Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara described the attack as an act of "sheer cruelty" and "cowardice," while President Donald Trump directed that American flags be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Sunday, August 31, in memory of those affected.
- Federal officials are treating the shooting as an act motivated by hatred against Catholics and a form of domestic terrorism, while local authorities committed to strengthening measures aimed at preventing similar incidents in the future.
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Minneapolis in shock after the massacre in the Catholic school of the Annunciation. Wednesday morning, during the mass before the lessons, a man...
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN An inscription above the doors of Annunciation Church in south Minneapolis proclaims its sanctuary as “the House of God and the Gate of Heaven.” But on Wednesday, the sense of tranquility that parishioners and students had long found in the heart of the Catholic church and school was literally shattered when the gunman opened fire through its stained-glass windows. Ten-year-old Weston Halsne told reporters he was two seats…
In the U.S. state of Minnesota, a person fires into a Catholic school. Two children die.
The Shooting at Annunciation School—and Our Troubled Times
MINNEAPOLIS — Mason Carter started fixing the mortar between the bricks of his client’s house early Wednesday morning. It seemed like it would be a good day to work outside, with warm weather and reasonable humidity—a rare August combination in Minnesota.Then he heard gunshots. “Sounded like it was next door,” he told me. A woman walking by at that moment locked eyes with him, and they ran away from the direction of the shooting. Eerie silence f…
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