US EditionHCMC Provides Update on Annunciation Church Shooting
The shooter died by self-inflicted gunshot; 18 children were injured and two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed in the attack on August 27.
- On Monday, Minneapolis police said two children, 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski, were killed and 18 others injured in the Aug. 27 Annunciation Catholic Church shooting, totaling 20 victims.
- On Aug. 30, Father Dennis Zehren and Archbishop Bernard Hebda presided at a Mass in the Annunciation parish school auditorium, where the church remains closed and community donors raised more than $780,000 through fundraisers.
- Hospital officials reported that seven injured children ages 6 to 15 were admitted to Children's Minnesota, with six discharged as of Friday; Hennepin Healthcare said four patients remain hospitalized, including three children and one adult.
- Annunciation parish announced it will remain closed while other Minneapolis public schools increase patrols; Minneapolis Police Assistant Chief Christopher Gaiters confirmed police have spoken with the shooter’s mother, and some students, including one at Southwest High School, report fear about returning.
- With the motive undetermined, debate has centered on the ongoing police investigation and calls to revisit Minnesota's conversion therapy ban following the shooting by the 23-year-old former student.
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Time to rid Washington of politicians beholden to the gun lobby
I am a lifelong Catholic and I believe that Jesus is present in every consecrated communion host. The person who shot into the Annunciation Church while Mass was being offered was shooting at Jesus as well as the children and adults. The recent drawing in The Plain Dealer of Jesus crying over the dead and wounded victims was so very powerful that it caused me to weep.Please, America, wake up and vote out every politician who takes money from gun…
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Students, parents rally at Capitol after deadly school shooting to call for gun restrictions
ST. PAUL — More than 100 people gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol on Monday, Sept. 1, demanding stricter gun laws in the wake of a deadly school shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis. The shooting killed 10-year-old Harper Moyski and 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and injured 21 others — including 18 students between the ages of 6 and 15. Three adults were also injured. Police say the shooter fired more than 100 bu…
Worship resumes at Annunciation Catholic Church
Worship services returned to Annunciation Catholic Church for the first time since a mass shooting last week killed two children and left 18 people injured, MPR News reports: “Father Dennis Zehren greeted the congregation and noted that they were assembled in the auditorium, rather than their main chapel, where the shooting took place.” Both Minneapolis and St. Paul are offering extra police patrols near schools, Bring Me The News reports. The …
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