Gov. Jim Pillen, in accordance with a directive from President Donald Trump, has ordered that all U.S. and state flags shall be flown at half-staff until sunset, Sunday.

“Suzanne and I are horrified by the news coming out of Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis,” Pillen said. “We are absolutely heartbroken for the families and community. We will continue to pray for the students, teachers, and others affected by this senseless act of violence.”

A shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis Wednesday morning and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara called "absolutely incomprehensible."

Police believe th

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