A Minneapolis school shooting has left two children dead, and 17 others injured, police said Wednesday.
FOX News Digital reports that the event occurred at the Annunciation Catholic School when a man in his 20s, dressed in black and carrying weapons, started shooting at the school, hitting several individuals.
Following the attack, the shooter reportedly took his own life.
“During the mass, a gunman appeared outside next to the building and began firing a rifle through the church windows aimed at the children sitting in the pews. As he shot through the windows, both children and worshipers inside were hit,” stated Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara.
“The attacker was equipped with a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol. This was an intentional act of violence against innocent children and people worshiping. The unimaginable cruelty and cowardice of firing into a church full of children is beyond comprehension.
“Two young children, ages eight and ten, lost their lives while sitting in the pews. Their families have been informed. Seventeen others were injured, including 14 children.
“The coward who fired these shots ultimately took his own life in the rear of the church.”
Six children are currently being treated at the Children’s Minnesota Hospital, while other victims were taken to Hennepin Healthcare.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, the school’s students are in kindergarten through 8th grade and that they started the new school year on Monday.
They were reportedly in a regularly scheduled mass when the shooting began. The first calls came in at about 8:30 a.m.
The incident, according to NBC News, marks the fifth school shooting this year.
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