US Edition'We Live in Hope': Hoover Catholic School Stands in Solidarity After Minneapolis School Shooting
Armed with multiple weapons, 23-year-old Robin Westman killed two children aged 8 and 10 and wounded 17 others in a mass shooting during Mass, police said.
- Just before 8:30am Wednesday, a gunman opened fire at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis, killing two children aged eight and 10 during Mass and wounding fourteen children plus three octogenarian parishioners.
- Officials said they had not determined a motive and found no link between the gunman and the church, while federal officials are investigating it as possible domestic terrorism and a hate crime, referring to the attacker as transgender.
- Minneapolis police officers immediately entered Annunciation Catholic Church, rendered first aid and rescued children while Principal Matt DeBoer said older students shielded younger ones.
- On Wednesday evening hundreds prayed and held a vigil as the Minneapolis community mourned losses amid this year's ongoing hardships.
- The Twin Cities are reeling from this attack and recent political violence, prompting an editorial board to urge renewed calls for sensible gun controls as questions remain about firearm access.
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'We live in hope': Hoover Catholic school stands in solidarity after Minneapolis school shooting
Even with safety protocols in place, Prince of Peace president Kelly Doss knows parents may still feel some anxiety. He believes there’s still hope left because of his faith in God.
An armed attack on Wednesday shook the Minneapolis community (USA), where one person opened fire on the church of the Catholic school Annunciation during a school Mass. Two minors were killed and 17 injured, including 14 children and three older adults. The assailant, identified as Robin Westman, acted alone and took his life after the shooting. Police reported that the attacker blocked out of the temple and entered with several weapons he had l…
Editorial: Two children lost at prayer. Now hope must join with action.
Editorial written by Chicago Tribune Editorial Board. This week, in parochial and Christian schools across Chicago and the suburbs, schoolchildren filed into pews with their classmates to observe church services ahead of the school day. Afterward, they returned to class as usual. Two of their peers up north did not. Two children
Families and loved ones stand outside police lines following a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025. The Richfield Police Department reports up to 20 victims and the shooter is dead. (OSV News photo/Ben Brewer, Reuters) ST. PAUL, Minn. — A deadly shooting occurred early in the morning at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis shortly after the start of the school day, during an all-school Mass at the ad…
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