US EditionReligious Schools Like Annunciation Face Particular Security Challenges
Survivors from Minnesota's past deadly school shootings offer solidarity and advocate for ongoing mental health support following the recent Annunciation Catholic Church attack.
- Last week in Minneapolis, the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting rekindled trauma as Robin Westman fired through side windows during morning Mass at Annunciation Catholic School's church.
- Rocori's 2003 shooting, which left two students dead, shaped local memory; two years later at Red Lake, nine were killed and seven wounded, and this year survivors marked the anniversary as Rocori families attended parole hearings.
- A growing memorial outside Annunciation now features dreamcatchers, including one on the Mother Mary statue, while Spears and Jourdain lead efforts to build a permanent Red Lake memorial and share symbolic items across survivor communities.
- Dodd urged Minnesota to commit to long-term care as survivor advocates warn support often fades, while Red Lake Superintendent Tim Lutz provided immediate staff support resources this week.
- The attack highlighted security trade-offs for religious schools, with Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara crediting locked doors for limiting harm while Donell Harvin said, `Certainly houses of worship and schools are the softest of soft targets, and knew that clearly`.
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Young survivors of Minnesota school shooting are leaning on faith and friends as they navigate a journey toward healing
Sibilings Pablo and Pilar Maldonado share how faith, friends and family are helping them heal after surviving the deadly Annunciation Catholic Church school shooting
Family members and loved ones gather after a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025. A gunman opened fire with a rifle through the windows of the school's church and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 18 people in an act of violence the police chief called "absolutely incomprehensible."
Annunciation pastor Father Zehren: ‘If I could have got between those bullets’
For the first time since the Aug. 27 attack by a gunman who killed two children and wounded 15 more at an all-school Mass where he was presiding, Father Dennis Zehren publicly described his attempt to save the children. Father Dennis Zehren, pastor of Annunciation in Minneapolis, prepares to talk with the media at the parish school Aug. 30, before the first Mass for the parish since the Aug. 27 shooting at an all-school Mass at the now-desecrate…
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