Three dead, 20 injured in shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school, authorities say

At least five children were injured in a shooting on Wednesday (August 27, 2025) during the first week of classes at a Minneapolis Catholic school, authorities and a hospital said. Governor Tim Walz called the violence “horrific.”

The Minneapolis city government said the shooter had been “contained” after the gunfire at Annunciation Catholic School and there was no longer any “active threat” to residents.

Mr. Walz said on social media that he had been briefed on the shooting. “I’m praying for our kids and teachers whose first week of school was marred by this horrific act of violence,” Mr. Walz wrote on X.