Shooting at the Church and Catholic School of the Annunciation in Minneapolis, USA.

Two children died in a shooting in a Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday, in the state of Minnesota in the United States.

“I have been informed about a shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School (Catholic School Annunciation) and I will continue to inform as we have more information, ”said the governor in his X account.

“I am praying for our children and teachers whose first week of classes was tarnished by this horrible act of violence,” Walz added.

Speaking to the press, police chief Brian O’Hara reported that the shooting in the church – just to which there is a school – began around 8:30 am (local time) and that as a result there are two dead children, eight and ten years old; and 17 other injured people who have been hospitalized: 14 children and three adults.

“The attacker was armed with a rifle, a shotgun and a gun. This was a deliberate act of violence against innocent children and people in prayer. Cruelty and cowardice of shooting at a church full of children is absolutely incomprehensible,” O’Hara said.

For his part, Jacob Frey, mayor of Minneapolis, lamented what happened and encouraged to accompany the families who have suffered the loss of their children. “I am deeply sad and I’m sorry for the families that I know are suffering right now,” he said before the press.

“My order is for everyone: they accompany them, love them. These families have changed forever, and we have all changed with them. We have to do our best to support them at this time,” he added.

According CNNthe authorities are already in the place and the suspect, which attacked the church from the windows with a rifle, died. In addition there would be no threats at this time for the place of the place.

Pope Leo XIV sent his condolences and raised his prayers for the victims of the shooting in the Catholic Church Annunciation in Minneapolis, according to a telegram with the signature of the Secretary of State of the Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

Donald Trump, president of the United States, said in social networks that “the White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation. Please pray to me for all those involved.”

He FBI reported in X that “this shooting is investigating as an act of internal terrorism and hate crime against Catholics.”

Mons. Robert Barron, Bishop of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota, asked to join him “in prayer for all the injured or deceased, along with their families. We also pray for the students, the teachers and the entire parish community.”

Father Paul Hedman, a local priest, indicated that the shooting occurred during a mass. In his X account He said that the attack “began during the responsorial psalm during the school mass. One of our auxiliary bishops, his excellence Kevin Kenney, is currently visiting the injured in the hospital.”

Who was the attacker in the shooting in the Catholic Church of Minneapolis?

“We have confirmation that the shooter at the Catholic School Annunciation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was a 22 -year -old who said it was transgender,” he said in X CRISTI CALLSecretary of National Security of the United States.

“This deranged monster attacked our most vulnerable: the young children who prayed in their first morning mass of the school year. This deeply sick murderer scribbled the words ‘for the children’, ‘Where is your God?’ And ‘Kill Donald Trump’ in the loader of a rifle, ”he added.

For Noem, “this level of violence is inconceivable. Our deepest prayers are with children, parents, families, educators and Christians from all over the world. We accompany them in the duel, we pray for their healing and we will never forget them.”

The FBI He indicated that “the shooter has been identified as Robin Westman, a man born as Robert Westman. The FBI will continue to provide updates on our ongoing research to the public as we can.”