16 h. ago Pope Leo demands end to ‘pandemic of arms’ after Minnesota school shooting

First US pope in history prays for victims of last week’s shooting that left two children dead and 18 others injuredPope Leo XIV called for the “pandemic of arms, large and small” to end during a weekly public prayer with crowds in St Peter’s Square on Sunday that also addressed the plague of mass shootings in the US.The first US pope in history, a native of Chicago, spoke in English as he prayed for the victims of last week’s shooting during a Catholic school mass in Minnesota which saw two children killed and others seriously injured. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Minneapolis school shooting latest: Funding for mass shooting prevention programs in Minnesota pulled before killings

Police say 23-year-old Robin Westman fired 116 rounds through the stained-glass windows of a church next to Annunciation Catholic School, trying to kill as many children as possible

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58 h. ago Minneapolis school shooting latest: Robin Westman’s father reveals new details about attacker to police

Police say 23-year-old Robin Westman fired 116 rounds through the stained-glass windows of a church next to Annunciation Catholic School, trying to kill as many children as possible

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62 h. ago Parents identify victims of Minneapolis school shooting: ‘Our hearts are broken’

Fletcher Merkel, eight, and Harper Moyski, 10, died during the attack on the Annunciation Catholic school churchAn eight-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl who were killed in a mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school have been identified by their parents.Fletcher Merkel, eight, and Harper Moyski, 10, died during the attack on the Annunciation Catholic school church on Wednesday morning, their parents confirmed. A further 17 people, 14 of them children, were injured in the shooting. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Minneapolis school shooting latest: Robin Westman ‘wanted to watch children suffer’ as officials probe motive

Police say 23-year-old Robin Westman fired 116 rounds through the stained-glass windows of a church next to Annunciation Catholic School, trying to kill as many children as possible

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68 h. ago Pictured: Girl, 10, and boy, 8, killed in US Catholic school shooting as father brands killer a 'coward'

Ten-year-old Harper Moyski and eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel were killed during mass at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday

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3 d. ago Minneapolis school shooting latest: Robin Westman ‘wanted to watch children suffer’, officials say

Police say 23-year-old Robin Westman fired 116 rounds through the stained-glass windows of a church next to Annunciation Catholic School, trying to kill as many children as possible

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3 d. ago Fletcher Merkel and Harper Moyski identified as fatal victims of Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman as devastated father slams 'coward' killer

LIVE UPDATES: The victims of Wednesday's deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school have been identified as eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski.

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3 d. ago Minneapolis school shooting latest: Parents of two murdered children share emotional pleas to prevent future attacks

Police say 23-year-old Robin Westman fired 116 rounds through the stained-glass windows of a church next to Annunciation Catholic School, trying to kill as many children as possible

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3 d. ago Fletcher Merkel and Harper Moyski identified as fatal victims of Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman as devastated father slams 'coward' killer: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: The victims of Wednesday's deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school have been identified as eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski.

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3 d. ago BREAKING Boy, 8, killed in Catholic school shooting named as dad brands killer 'coward'

Robin Westman, who legally changed his name from Robert in 2020, gunned down two children and wounded at least 17 others at Annunciation Catholic School around 8:30am on Wednesday

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3 d. ago Boy, 8, killed in Catholic school shooting named as dad brands killer 'coward'

Robin Westman, who legally changed his name from Robert in 2020, gunned down two children and wounded at least 17 others at Annunciation Catholic School around 8:30am on Wednesday

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3 d. ago Minneapolis school shooting: police say locked doors saved ‘countless lives’

Shooter tried to enter church to carry out attack but failed since doors had been locked when mass began, officials sayAs Minneapolis grappled with the aftermath of the mass shooting at a Catholic school church in which two children were killed and 17 people injured, police said “countless lives” had been saved by the church doors being locked as the shooter had not been able to get inside.Two children, aged eight and 10, were killed in the church pews during morning mass at the Annunciation Catholic school church. Fourteen other children, aged six to 15, were also injured, two of them critically, though officials said they were expected to survive. Three adults, parishioners in their 80s, were also injured. Police said the suspect, Robin Westman, 23, killed themself and was found dead behind the church. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Police say ‘countless lives’ saved during Minneapolis school shooting due to locked doors

Shooter tried to enter church to carry out attack but failed since doors had been locked when mass began, officials sayAs Minneapolis grappled with the aftermath of the mass shooting at a Catholic school church in which two children were killed and 17 people injured, police said “countless lives” had been saved by the church doors being locked as the shooter had not been able to get inside.Two children, aged eight and 10, were killed in the church pews during morning mass at the Annunciation Catholic school church. Fourteen other children, aged six to 15, were also injured, two of them critically, though officials said they were expected to survive. Three adults, parishioners in their 80s, were also injured. Police said the suspected, Robin Westman, 23, killed themself and was found dead behind the church. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Sickening YouTube video uncovered of crazed shooter before horror attack on Catholic school church

Robin Westman has been identified as the suspect who killed two children and injured 17 others at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis

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4 d. ago Hundreds honor 2 children killed and 17 people wounded in shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school

Just hours after a shooter opened fire through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis, hundreds were crowding inside a nearby school’s gym, clutching one another and wiping away tears during a vigil

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4 d. ago Minneapolis shooting latest: Robin Westman named as suspect after Catholic school attack kills 2 children

Shooter Robin Westman opened fire through stained glass windows of church as students celebrated Catholic Mass at start of school year

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4 d. ago Melania Trump calls for 'preemptive intervention' after Minnesota shooter kills two and injures 17 at Catholic school

The First Lady, a passionate advocate for children, reacted to the tragedy with a detailed call for solutions to rooting out potential future threats on social media.

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4 d. ago Minneapolis school shooter feared VAPING had caused terminal illness that 'destroyed' their body

Minnesota school shooter Robin Westman feared that their vaping use had caused terminal cancer when she decided to open fire at a Catholic School, killing two children.

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4 d. ago Two children killed and 17 people injured in shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school

The shooting took place just two days into the new school year

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