Minneapolis school shooting: What we know

Two kids have been killed and 17 individuals injured after a capturing at a Catholic college in Minneapolis.

The assault occurred after 08:00 native time (14:00 BST) at Annunciation Church, the place kids had been attending a worship service throughout their first week of faculty.

This is what we learn about what occurred.

The attacker has been recognized as 23-year-old Robin Westman, from suburban Minneapolis.

Westman’s motive is at present unknown.

The attacker was described as being wearing all black and carrying three weapons – a rifle, a shotgun and a pistol. A smoke bomb was additionally present in a automobile police imagine belonged to the suspect within the church automotive park.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara stated the attacker didn’t have an “in depth identified prison historical past”, and acted alone.

The motive stays unknown, O’Hara stated, including that police can not at present affirm a relationship between the suspect’s household and the varsity.

Police did discover a “manifesto” the suspect timed to publish on YouTube on the time of the capturing. The FBI assisted officers and took it down.

“Our hearts are damaged for the households who’ve misplaced their kids”, O’Hara stated, in addition to for the younger lives “preventing to recuperate” and for “the whole group that has been so deeply traumatised by this mindless assault”.

Two kids, aged eight and 10, had been killed. Seventeen individuals had been additionally injured, 14 of whom are kids.

The attacker can also be useless, police stated.

The three adults who had been injured are all parishioners of their 80’s, O’Hara stated.

Thomas Wyatt, chairman of emergency drugs at Hennepin County Medical Middle, stated seven kids aged between six and 14 years outdated had been delivered to his division and had been in vital situation, with 4 needing surgical procedure.

Non-critical sufferers had been taken to different hospitals.

All injured victims are anticipated to outlive, officers stated.

“These had been Minneapolis households,” Mayor Jacob Frey stated throughout a briefing. “These had been American households, and the quantity of ache they’re struggling proper now could be extraordinary.”

Making a pointed reference to what some understand as political responses to mass shootings, Frey – a Democrat – stated: “Do not simply say that is about ‘ideas and prayers’ proper now. These youngsters had been actually praying.”

Annunciation Catholic Church and its faith-based college is for college students from preschool (nursery-level) as much as Grade 8 (aged 14 years outdated), in accordance with its web site.

The Catholic college’s method to instructing is one in all faith-based studying.

The varsity added that faith “compels” it to have interaction with its area people. It additionally has a sister college in Haiti.

Principal Matt DeBoer spoke at a press convention on Wednesday and started his remarks by saying “I like you, I am so sorry this occurred right this moment”.

He thanked well-wishers for his or her ideas and prayers and requested individuals to “pray with our ft” to take motion towards future shootings.