A gunman opened fire at a church service for schoolchildren in Minneapolis, killing two children and wounding 17 children and adults. The tragedy occurred on Wednesday at Annunciation Church, adjacent to an affiliated Catholic school.

• Victims included two children, ages eight and 10, who died in the pews, and 14 children among the injured.
• The shooter, described as being in his early twenties, used a rifle, shotgun, and pistol before taking his own life in the parking lot.
• Minnesota Governor Tim Walz expressed heartbreak, while Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemned the violence, highlighting that the children were literally praying in church.