LIVE UPDATES | Shooting at Annunciation School: 20 victims reported; suspect is dead, sources say
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Several children were injured and multiple people, including the suspect, are dead in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning.
FOX 9 sources confirm the suspect is dead and authorities say there is no active threat to the community.
The Richfield Police Department said, "A man dressed in all black and armed with a rifle was reported at the scene." Reuters, citing a DOJ official, is reporting three people, including the shooter, are dead and about 20 people are injured. The Associated Press is reporting a Minneapolis hospital is treating five children.
The church and school are on the 500 block of West 54th Street in south Minneapolis, near the intersection of 54th and Lyndale. The school is for kindergarten through eighth-graders. They started school on Monday. They have mass at 8:15 a.m. on Wednesdays, and students were reportedly in mass at the time of the shooting.
Police began responding to the scene around 8:27 a.m. Neighbors reported hearing significant gunfire, so much that they didn't think it was actually gunfire.
The FBI, ATF, Homeland Security, the Minnesota State Patrol, and local authorities are on the scene. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is also at the scene.
FOX 9 has crews at the scene. This is a developing story. Live updates can be found below.
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5 children being treated after school shooting
10:17 a.m.: The Associated Press says five children are being treated at a Minneapolis hospital after being injured in the shooting.
Meanwhile, a DOJ official told Reuters that three people, including the shooter, are dead and about 20 people are injured.
Minneapolis Council member Katie Cashman released the following statement: "This morning at Annunciation Church and Catholic School, someone shot and wounded multiple children and staff while they attended morning mass. At this moment, the shooter is contained. Our office is closely monitoring the situation and will share more information as it becomes available. I am absolutely horrified by the events unfolding this morning, and our office is here to support those who need it. This is a time to hold your loved ones close and check in with each other."
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