US school shooting leaves three dead and over a dozen wounded

The gunman took his own life after the rampage, authorities in Minneapolis have said

A gunman opened fire on a church at a Catholic school in south Minneapolis on Wednesday, killing two children and injuring at least a dozen people, ABC News reports, citing sources.

The shooting took place during a mass at the Annunciation Catholic School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.

”The gunman began firing a rifle through church windows. He was armed with rifle, a gun and a pistol. Two children, aged 8 and 10 were killed,” local police told the media at a press briefing.

”We believe it is one suspect in his early twenties. We believe he is deceased,” they added.

ABC News sources claim the suspect later fatally shot himself. There's “no active threat to the community,” city officials said in a post on X. However, authorities still urged residents to avoid the area while the investigation continues.

US President Donald Trump has already commented on the issue, saying he had been fully briefed and that the FBI was assisting.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has expressed support for the school community in a statement on social media, adding that he was “praying for our kids and teachers whose first week of school was marred by this horrific act of violence.”

Walz added that state authorities are at the scene. Agents from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also responded.

According to data from the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive, there have been 287 mass shootings across the US so far this year, resulting in at least 240 deaths.