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DHS cut funding to mass shooting prevention programs in Minnesota before killings
The Trump administration cut $800,000 in grants to Minnesota's violence prevention programs just weeks before a mass shooting at a Catholic Mass that killed two children.
- The Trump administration cut funding for programs in Minnesota aimed at identifying potential mass shooters before a shooting in the state that killed two children and wounded 18 others.
- The canceled grants, totaling around $800,000, had funded local efforts to assess and manage mass violence threats.
- Democratic lawmakers criticized the cuts, saying they left communities more vulnerable to violent attacks and limited access to federal counterterrorism resources.
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Before Minnesota shooting, a program aimed at preventing attacks lost federal funding - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Weeks before an assailant opened fire on a Catholic church in Minneapolis, the Trump administration cut funding to a program in Minnesota aimed at preventing acts of mass violence, documents show.
Trump admin cuts Minnesota shooting prevention funds weeks before school attack
In Minnesota, $800,000 in federal grants to local agencies, including the state Department of Public Safety and Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, were cut last month, undermining efforts to prevent mass violence
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The month before a person opened fire on children gathered in a Minnesota church this week, the Trump Administration cut off state funding for efforts to identify potential mass shooters and prevent their killing.
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