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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.

Rep. Novotny: Possible special session should focus on school security, mental health

Rep. Novotny: Possible special session should focus on school security, mental health

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he plans to call a special legislative session to consider tougher gun laws after last week’s shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School. For another perspective, MPR News host Emily Bright spoke with state Rep. Paul Novotny, R-Elk River.
by Emily Bright and Gretchen Brown

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2 kids hurt in Annunciation shooting still hospitalized as others head home

2 kids hurt in Annunciation shooting still hospitalized as others head home

Two children remained hospitalized as of Wednesday morning, with at least one still in critical condition. Another underwent surgery Wednesday for a bullet fragment in his neck. Over a dozen others have been discharged from Minneapolis hospitals after good progress towards recovery. 
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Twin Cities Archbishop on Annunciation community healing, reconsecrating the church

Twin Cities Archbishop on Annunciation community healing, reconsecrating the church

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is helping school and parish leaders as they navigate returning to classes and when the church itself — which is a crime scene — can reopen.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Parents of kid hurt in Annunciation shooting ask VP JD Vance to address gun violence

Parents of kid hurt in Annunciation shooting ask VP JD Vance to address gun violence

Vice President JD Vance visited Minneapolis on Wednesday, one week after the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church that killed two kids and injured 21 other people. The parents of Lydia Kaiser, who is still hospitalized, asked him to address mass shootings.
by MPR News Staff

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New gun restrictions face tough climb, but Minnesota lawmakers could find common ground elsewhere

New gun restrictions face tough climb, but Minnesota lawmakers could find common ground elsewhere

Gov. Tim Walz has said he’s weighing bringing lawmakers back for a special legislative session to take up bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines following the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School last week.
by Dana Ferguson

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Pope demands end to the 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting

Pope demands end to the 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting

Pope Leo XIV has demanded an end to the “pandemic of arms” during a public prayer for victims of a shooting at a Catholic school Mass in the United States. Speaking in English, the Chicago-born pope referred directly to the attack in urging a culture of fraternity to prevail. 
by The Associated Press

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Handmade cards from classmates comfort a girl wounded in Minneapolis church shooting, aunt says

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 Annunciation Church. Genevieve Bisek was shot during the attack, where two of her classmates were killed and 18 other people wounded, mostly children.
by The Associated Press

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