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Annunciation school shooting

On Aug. 27, 2025 gunshots broke out in Minneapolis during morning mass at Annunciation Catholic Church and School. Two children, Fletcher Merkel and Harper Moyski, died in the mass shooting. Twenty-eight other people were injured.

BCA program to identify danger signs before shootings faces federal cuts

BCA program to identify danger signs before shootings faces federal cuts

As Minnesota legislators and others debate policies in response to the mass shooting last month at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis that killed two children and wounded 21 other people, an approach to try to prevent violent shootings is under threat from Trump administration funding cuts.  
by Jon Collins

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'We Choose To Stand Here': Annunciation marks one month since mass shooting

'We Choose To Stand Here': Annunciation marks one month since mass shooting

“We don’t want to be standing here today,” Annunciation Catholic School principal Matthew DeBoer told a crowd of about 125 people at a prayer service on Saturday. “But we choose to stand here.”
by Todd Melby, Melissa Olson and Feven Gerezgiher

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As Annunciation goes back to school, former Red Lake principal reflects on healing after shooting

As Annunciation goes back to school, former Red Lake principal reflects on healing after shooting

Chris Dunshee likely knows how staff and students are feeling at Annunciation. He was the principal at Red Lake High School in 2005 when a student killed 10 people, including himself.
by Emily Bright and Gretchen Brown

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Annunciation set to resume classes Tuesday after mass shooting

Annunciation set to resume classes Tuesday after mass shooting

Students are returning to campus after a shooter killed 2 children and injured 21 other people, mostly children, late last month at Annunciation Church and School. Officials said Tuesday they will focus on “activities centered on support, connection and play.”
by Elizabeth Shockman

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'Our children deserve better': Annunciation families urge action from lawmakers

'Our children deserve better': Annunciation families urge action from lawmakers

A working group created to mull possible policy changes following the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church heard from families directly affected and began dissecting bills that could come up.
by Dana Ferguson

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‘She taught us to live fully’: Remembering Harper Moyski

‘She taught us to live fully’: Remembering Harper Moyski

Over 2,000 people gathered to honor 10-year-old Harper Moyski on Sunday who was one of two children who were shot and killed at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis last month.
by Todd Melby, Nicole Ki and Sam Stroozas

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Annunciation shooter didn’t trip alarms on ‘red flag laws,’ created to detect at-risk individuals

Annunciation shooter didn’t trip alarms on ‘red flag laws,’ created to detect at-risk individuals

Shooter Robin Westman was untouched by the law or other legal safeguards like background checks because she didn’t have an adult criminal record and her family didn’t appear to raise concerns with law enforcement.
by Jon Collins

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