Church bells rang out mournfully in the gap as Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara described the “unthinkable tragedy” that unfolded at the Annunciation Catholic School Wednesday morning.
Just earlier than 8:30 a.m., as pre-Okay by means of eighth grade college students had been attending Mass to mark the primary week of college, a gunman dressed in black approached the surface of the sanctuary and opened fireplace.
“The gunman approached on the side of the building and began firing a rifle through the church windows towards the children in the pews,” O’Hara mentioned at a information convention.
“He struck children and worshipers that were inside the building.”
Two children, aged 8 and 10, have been killed and 17 others – together with 14 children – are injured, O’Hara mentioned.
“This deliberate act of violence is just a sign of cruelty that is beyond comprehension,” he mentioned.