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Senator Slams RFK Jr. Over Shooting Comments

Health secretary suggests antidepressants to blame, and Tina Smith angrily replies

(Newser) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s comments after this week's deadly shooting in Minneapolis have sparked a fierce backlash from Minnesota's senior senator. After the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School, the health secretary said he is investigating whether antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs might help explain violence...

Mother of Minnesota Shooting Suspect Lawyers Up

'She is completely distraught' but has 'no culpability' the attorney says

(Newser) - As investigators search for answers in this week's deadly shooting in Minneapolis , the mother of the suspected shooter has hired a criminal defense attorney, reports NBC News . Police say they have not yet been able to make contact with Mary Grace Westman, the mother of 23-year-old Robin Westman....

Girl Shot in Minneapolis Rushed to ICU Where Mom Was at Work

Sophia Forchas, 12, remains in critical condition after deadly shooting at Annunciation Church

(Newser) - The mom of one of the young victims from Wednesday's deadly mass shooting at Minneapolis' Annunciation Church and school that left two children dead and 18 injured was at work in the intensive care unit when her badly wounded daughter was rushed in, reports People . According to a fundraiser...

These Are the Children Killed in Minneapolis Church Shooting

Heartbroken parents speak out after mass shooting

(Newser) - The parents of the two schoolchildren fatally shot in a Minneapolis church spoke out for the first time on Thursday afternoon, with some imploring the shaken community to address the root causes of shootings that target schools, the AP reports. Fletcher Merkel, 8, and Harper Moyski, 10, were killed on...

Locked Doors Saved 'Countless Lives' in Church Shooting

Police chief says shooter was unable to get into Annunciation Church, couldn't see children

(Newser) - The death toll in Wednesday's mass shooting in Minneapolis could have been far higher if it wasn't for Annunciation Church's practice of locking its doors when morning Mass begins, the city's police chief said Thursday. "After the Mass had begun, the doors to the church...

Young Survivor: 'My Friend Victor Saved Me'

Children describe the Minneapolis shooting

(Newser) - Various media outlets were speaking with some of the children who survived Wednesday's mass shooting in a Minneapolis church. Some examples:
  • "I heard the noise and I kind of got scared at first," 9-year-old June Holine told CBS News . "If, like, somebody did a firework that
...

Vance: Stop Belittling 'Thoughts and Prayers'

Vice president accuses the left of insulting people of faith

(Newser) - On Wednesday, the mayor of Minneapolis bemoaned those offering only "thoughts and prayers" —instead of solutions—after the mass shooting in a church that killed two children. On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance asked, what's wrong with thoughts and prayers?
  • "It is shocking to me that
...

What the Shooter's Videos Reveal
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What the Shooter's Videos Reveal

Planning, 'self hatred,' and a 'deeply nihilistic outlook,' per reports

(Newser) - The motive for Wednesday's mass shooting at a Minneapolis church full of children remains a mystery despite the "dark and violent writings and videos" the shooter left behind after taking her own life, the New York Times reports. In one video, Robin Westman, a 23-year-old transgender woman who...

Mayor: 'Don't Just Say This Is About Thoughts and Prayers'

'These kids were literally praying,' Minneapolis mayor says after mass shooting

(Newser) - The FBI is investigating the mass shooting at a Minneapolis church as "an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics," FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post on X Wednesday. He said the shooter "has been identified as Robin Westman, a male born as...

Democrats End Meeting in Minneapolis After Shooting

Party session began Monday with remarks by lawmaker wounded in June

(Newser) - The Democratic National Committee voted to cut short its meeting in Minneapolis on Wednesday after the mass shooting at a church in the city. "I'm extremely, extremely sorry that our meeting ended on such a tragic note," Chair Ken Martin told hundreds of Democrats, per the Minnesota ...

Report: Church Shooter Was Former Annunciation Student

Robin Westman's mother is former employee at Catholic school

(Newser) - The suspect in Wednesday's mass shooting at a Minneapolis church full of children has been identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, law enforcement sources tell outlets including the AP and KARE 11 . Sources tell the Minnesota Star Tribune that Westman's mother, Mary Grace Westman, is a former employee at...

Shooter Stood Outside Church, Fired at Kids Through Windows

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says an 8- and 10-year-old were killed

(Newser) - Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara has provided additional details about the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School on Wednesday morning, specifying that the two children who were killed were ages 8 and 10 and were sitting in a pew when they were struck. Another 17 people were injured, all...

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