MINNEAPOLIS — Police and federal agents swarmed a Catholic school in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning after reports of gunfire during the first week of the new school year.

Emergency crews responded to Annunciation Catholic School in the city’s Windom neighborhood, about eight miles west of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Students were evacuated, according to someone answering the phone at the school.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz confirmed the situation in a statement on social media. “I’ve been briefed on a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School and will continue to provide updates as we get more information,” he said. “I’m praying for our kids and teachers whose first week of school was marred by this horrific act of violence.”

The city of Minneapolis later posted online

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