UPDATE: Minneapolis school shooting leaves 3 dead, 17 hurt, mostly children
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A shooting occurred Wednesday during the first week of classes at a Minneapolis Catholic school, Minnesota’s governor said. There was no immediate information on any injuries, but Gov. Tim Walz called the gunfire “horrific.”
Walz said on social media that he had been briefed on a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School.
Authorities say the school shooter has been ‘contained’ and is no longer an active threat to the community.
“I’m praying for our kids and teachers whose first week of school was marred by this horrific act of violence,” Walz wrote on X.
No information on deaths or injuries has been released.
A person answering the phone at Annunciation School said students were being ev