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Shooter Kills 2 Children at Minneapolis Catholic School Mass

A gunman opened fire during Mass at a Catholic elementary school in Minneapolis, killing two children and wounding three others. Police arrested the suspect at the scene. The shooting immediately reignited national debate about school safety and gun control, occurring during the same week the Trump administration was deploying armed troops to DC schools while refusing gun safety legislation. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called for a state of emergency.