The article reports on the shooting at the Annunciation Catholic Church and school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The incident, which occurred during morning Mass in the first week back at school, resulted in the deaths of two children and injuries to 17 people. One day later, officials confirmed that nine victims remain hospitalized: six in satisfactory condition, two in serious condition, and one in critical condition. Among the victims is a child who was shot in the back while protecting another student.<\/p>\n

Emergency responders arrived quickly and managed to transport all patients within 25 minutes of the initial call. Healthcare workers at Hennepin County feel personally affected by the attack, as some have children attending the same school.Trauma surgeons noted the severity of the gunshot wounds, emphasizing the high potential for even greater fatalities had the shooting continued<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The shooter, identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman (born Robert), opened fire through stained glass windows of the church before dying from a self -inflicted gunshot wound<\/a>. Authorities,including the FBI,are treating the case as domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics. This attack happened one day after another shooting outside a Jesuit high school in Minneapolis, which resulted in one death and several injuries.

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