HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - News of a mass shooting struck a chord with people in Connecticut.

Two children were killed and 17 people were hurt in the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, MN on Wednesday.

Gov. Ned Lamont said the reports that continue to come out of Minnesota are devastating.

“The reports from Minneapolis regarding a mass shooting during a back-to-school mass at Annunciation Catholic School are devastating,” Lamont posted on social media. “Schools and churches should be places of learning, healing and solidarity. We’re grieving with everyone impacted by this disgusting act of violence.”

Sen. Chris Murphy, who has been a staunch advocate for gun safety laws, said the country has to do better.

“There is something deeply wrong with a country that chooses

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