40 h. ago Tim Walz will call special legislative session on gun laws in wake of Minneapolis school shooting

Governor Tim Walz plans to call a special session of the Minnesota Legislature to consider tougher gun laws after last week's shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis

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3 d. 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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4 d. ago Handmade cards from classmates comfort a girl wounded in Minneapolis church shooting, aunt says

Handmade cards from classmates are helping to comfort an 11-year-old girl who was wounded in this week's shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis

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4 d. ago Nato jets scrambled after Putin pounds Ukraine with 500 drones and missiles in overnight blitz

One person was killed and 22 others injured, including three children

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5 d. ago Minneapolis church shooter's father reveals trauma in killer's personal life

Robin Westman, 23, had only recently broken up with a romantic partner before killing two children in the horrific attack, his father James has revealed.

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5 d. ago I'm an expert on school shootings. I thought I was unshockable, but the Minneapolis killer's secret obsession has sickened me to my core

I have made a career out of investigating the darkest recesses of the mind. But Wednesday's atrocity, when Robin Westman shot into the Annunciation Catholic School's morning mass service, hit hard.

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5 d. ago Minneapolis church shooter's father reveals trauma in killer's personal life: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Robin Westman, 23, had only recently broken up with a romantic partner before killing two children in the horrific attack, his father James has revealed.

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5 d. 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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5 d. ago Classmates say Minneapolis shooter gave warning signs as mother lawyers up: Live Updates

LIVE UPDATES: Robin Westman had odd obsessions and demonstrated 'erratic' behavior as a child, former classmates have claimed.

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5 d. ago After Minneapolis shooting, there are new calls for gun restrictions, and familiar divisions

A shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis has sparked calls for action from Minnesota officials

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5 d. ago Mother of Minneapolis shooter hires lawyer that represented George Floyd protesters as mystery deepens over her absence: Live Updates

LIVE UPDATES: Mary Grace Westman has retained a high-profile lawyer who represented George Floyd protesters after her child opened fire on Annunciation Catholic Church.

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5 d. 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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6 d. 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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6 d. ago Girl, 10, killed in Minneapolis school shooting pictured for first time

Two children and 18 other people were injured in Wednesday's shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis - 18 other people were injured in the attack

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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 d. ago Minneapolis shooting victims fighting for lives named as boy, 13, and girl, 12

Endre Gunter, 13, and Sophia Forchas, 12, are fighting for their lives after the horror shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, which left two children dead

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