MINNEAPOLIS — The final day of the Democratic National Committee's summer meetings in Minneapolis ended early on Wednesday, following news of a mass shooting involving children at Annunciation Church just five miles south of the DNC's meeting location downtown.

DNC Chair Ken Martin, the former Minnesota DFL Chair, addressed party members directly on Wednesday morning after they voted to adjourn.

"This is a tragic day for our city — and a tragic day for Minnesotans. On the heels of a tragic year where we already lost our dear friends Melissa and Mark Hortman. And it's unacceptable. It is far too commonplace in our nation. It's just far too commonplace," Martin said.

"Folks, we need your prayers. We need your faith. And we need leadership to stop this evil."

Delegates from across the c

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