MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (WCCO) – Five children arrived almost simultaneously by ambulance to the Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after a gunman opened fire on Annunciation Catholic School last month.

Each child arrived alone – none accompanied by an adult. Doctors, nurses and trained social workers met with each small patient to help explain to them what was going on.

“Trying to find out who they are and what their concerns are is critical in the children who are awake and talking to us,” Dr. Trish Valusek said.

Valusek said the wounds she saw were significant, coming from a semi-automatic weapon.

“Higher velocity is definitely a big deal that is much harder to deal with because those are the ones that will scatter and fracture and go multiple directions,” Valusek said.

Many

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