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Minneapolis families’ stories emerge online
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 30, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS -- Amid the horror carried out Wednesday by a shooter who authorities say was "obsessed" with the idea of killing children, stories of bravery and tragedy have emerged as families in Minneapolis share accounts online. Moments after...
Church service schedule to change in September
Fairmont Sentinel - Minnesota
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CEYLON — Monday is the Labor Day Holiday. Please have a safe and happy Labor Day. Remember, schools are starting classes, and children may run from the school bus or on the street intersections. Keep the children safe, obey school bus safety arms...
Mother of Minneapolis Catholic church shooter hires lawyer
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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August 29, 2025
The mother of the gunman who carried out the deadly attack at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis has hired a lawyer, according to FOX News, but it remains unclear whether she has spoken with investigators. Minneapolis police Chief Brian...
US church shooting update: Wounded boy asks doctor to pray with him
Cebu Daily News
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August 30, 2025
People visit a growing memorial outside of Annunciation Catholic Church on August 29, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On August 27 a gunman fired through the stained-glass windows of the church while students were sitting in pews during a Catholic...
‘Doesn’t comport with our reality’: Gun violence shakes Minnesota ideals
Christian Science Monitor
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August 30, 2025
Rob Plunkett, a retired labor lawyer and a Catholic, joined dozens of fellow Minnesotans to gather on the grounds of Annunciation Church a day after a lone shooter attacked schoolchildren praying at Mass. There was no police tape, no barricades....
Gov. Tim Walz considering calling a special session to address Minnesota gun laws
KFGO - North Dakota
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August 30, 2025
People gather at a vigil at Lynnhurst Park after a shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn) ST. PAUL (KFGO-WCCO) — Following the tragic and deadly shooting at Annunciation...
Accurate Casualty Estimate Aided EMS Response to Minneapolis Church Shooting
Firehouse
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August 28, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS — EMS officials credited an initial, accurate estimate by Minneapolis police of about 20 gunshot victims at Annunciation Church for an emergency response that loaded all of the people needing hospital attention into ambulances in about...
A Time for Anger: Assigning Blame for the Rise of Violence in America’s Culture
Charisma Magazine
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August 30, 2025
By now you have heard of the tragic school shooting in Minneapolis. In a most evil act of demonic hate and irrationality, Robin Westman fired dozens of rounds from a rifle through the windows of a Christian school during their morning worship...
'Scary horrible monster': Minneapolis school shooter’s deadly rampage linked to breakup shocker? Final days revealed
The Economic Times
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August 30, 2025
Minneapolis police have said that the 23-year-old gunman Robin Westman who killed two children and injured 18 others at Annunciation Catholic Church this week recently went through a breakup that may have played a key role in his violent spiral....
DHS cut funding to prevention programs in Minnesota before school shooting
KOAT 7 - New Mexico
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August 30, 2025
The month before a shooter opened fire on children gathered in a Minnesota church this week, the Trump administration cut funding in the state for efforts to identify potential mass shooters and head off their violence.Related video above:...
Frequent violence against Catholic churches was well documented before Minnesota shooting
The Gazette - Colorado
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Violence against Catholic churches has been on the rise for the past few years, both secular and religious organizations have warned. Now, some are levying criticism at state and federal authorities for what they have said was an inadequate...
DHS cut funding to mass shooting prevention programs in Minnesota before killings
Crossroads Today - Texas
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(CNN) — The month before a shooter opened fire on children gathered in a Minnesota church this week, the Trump administration cut funding in the state for efforts to identify potential mass shooters and head off their violence. The grants were...
Faith Under Fire: Minnesota Bishop Rebukes Mayor Frey Over Dismissal of Prayer After Catholic School Massacre
[your]NEWS
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August 30, 2025
By Gloria Ogbonna A deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school has sparked not only grief and outrage, but also a heated national debate over the role of prayer in times of tragedy. Bishop Robert Barron of Minnesota forcefully condemned...
How the Left Is Losing the Culture, From Tragedy to Taylor Swift
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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August 30, 2025
The Left and the Right’s reactions to the events of this week provide a telling insight into why the Right has a hold on the culture, and the Left, decidedly, does not—from the tragic shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school to Taylor Swift’s...
Robin Westman: Minneapolis Shooter Blamed His Mom for Massacre Because She Warned He Would Regret Gender Transition
International Business Times Singapore
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August 30, 2025
Deranged Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman blamed his mother for his decision to kill "so many people" at a Catholic school because she warned him that he would regret transitioning to female, while in another line in his manifesto, he went on to...
Boy Wounded in Minneapolis Church Shooting Asks Doctor: ‘Can You Say a Prayer With Me?’
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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People visit a make-shift memorial at Annunciation Catholic Church after the Wednesday's shooting at the school, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Moments after rifle blasts reverberated inside a...
Why a Former Rolling Stone Editor Called Out the NYT for Their Headline About the Minneapolis Shooting
Townhall
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August 30, 2025
Former Rolling Stone contributing editor Matt Taibbi isn’t happy with The New York Times, which opted to use the preferred pronouns of the transgender shooter who murdered two kids at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis this week. Robert...
Trump calls for half-flag staff across US until Aug 31 in remembrance of Minneapolis church shooting victims; failure in redressal, or patriotism at the right time?
The Economic Times
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August 30, 2025
Flags are flown at half-staff today in the US, following gun violence caused by the latest US Minneapolis church shooting committed by Robin Westman, 23, who fired 116 rounds of rifle fire and injured dozens of children, and killed two. The...
Mother of Minneapolis church shooter hires criminal defense attorney
Straight Arrow News
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The mother of Robin Westman, the shooter who killed two children and injured 18 others at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, is refusing to cooperate with investigators. Minneapolis Police Assistant Chief Christopher Gaiters told...
Founder of League of American Workers: ‘Minneapolis must choose justice over crime’
Minneapolis Review - Minnesota
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August 30, 2025
Steve Cortes, Founder of the League of American Workers, said Minneapolis must reject soft on crime policies and clean up their streets as President Trump has said he will send federal forces into large cities to stop violent crime. “Law and order...