SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The tragic Minneapolis shooting is being felt by members of the religious community here in Savannah.

Two young children were killed and more than a dozen others were injured inside the Annunciation Catholic Church.

The shooting took place during a private catholic school’s mass, bringing into question how to protect parishioners around the nation.

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WTOC spoke with a Deacon in the Diocese of Savannah and the president of Saint Vincent catholic high school.

Both of them reiterated that they are praying for all the families involved and this incident made them think of their own lives.

“To think that this would happen in a church when Children were at mass is just absolutely heartbreak

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