As the league-leading Minnesota Lynx prepare for their game against the Seattle Storm, tragic news hung over their head after a male shooter opened fire at a church in Minneapolis, with 200 children celebrating mass, on Wednesday.

According to reports , two kids aged eight and 10 died, while 17 others were wounded. Minneapolis Police chief Brian O'Hara said the 23-year-old shooter killed himself after unloading dozens of rounds at Annunciation Catholic School.

When asked to comment about it during practice, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve condemned the act .

“I texted my mom, saying, ‘You know, mom, when we would go to school, we trained for tornadoes. Kids today train for active shooters.' It's such an indictment of our society and our lack of regard for life. There are things we can do a

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