Chaos unfolded in Minneapolis when a shooter sprayed bullets into Annunciation Catholic School during a morning Mass packed with children — www.naijnaira.com reports.
Authorities confirmed that two students, ages 8 and 10, were killed, while 14 other children and three elderly parishioners suffered injuries.
Police identified the attacker as 23-year-old Robin Westman, armed with multiple weapons, who fired dozens of rounds before taking their own life.
“The sheer cruelty and cowardice of firing into a church full of children is absolutely incomprehensible,” Police Chief Brian O’Hara said.
Videos later surfaced on a YouTube account linked to Westman, showing weapons marked with disturbing phrases and drawings targeting the church.
Federal investigators are treating the case as domestic terrorism and a hate crime aimed at Catholics, according to FBI Director Kash Patel.
Survivors described terrifying moments of hiding under pews, while parents clutched their children during tearful reunions outside the school.
Gov. Tim Walz joined mourners at a candlelight vigil, calling the attack “evil and horror,” while Pope Leo XIV sent condolences from the Vatican.
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