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[Music] received a page that we were going to have a mass casualty uh incident at 8:46 a. m. this morning.Uh that gave us time to mobilize all of our resources and prepare our teams. Um we are a level one trauma center and we prepare and we train for this. Uh having said that that these incidents are never easy.We've had two in the last 24 hours that have occurred. These mass casualty incidents. The one today um we received a total of 11 patients from uh this incident.Two of them were adult patients, nine p ...

Just before 8:30 a. m. , our city experienced an unthinkable tragedy.Minneapolis police officers responded to a report of a shooting at a mass that was happening at the Annunciation Roman Catholic Church on the block behind me. This worship service was marking the first week of school. During the mass, a gunman approached on the outside on the side of the building and began firing a rifle through the church windows towards the children sitting in the pews at the mass.Shooting through the windows, he struck ...

Yeah. So, the police chief there, uh, Brian O'Hara, calling it sheer cruelty at this press conference, uh, uh, going into detail as far as what happened, the incident. What struck out to me is that two of the doors were apparently bolted or at least secured, uh, with a 2x4 according to him, and so that would have made it difficult for the shooter to get inside.Now, we don't know whether that happened uh, either just prior to or just after the shots uh, were initially fired, but obviously there was an effort ...

But to everybody out there, do not think of these as just somebody else's kids. Those families are suffering immense pain right now. Think of this as if it were your own.Every one of us needs to be wrapping our arms around these families, giving them every ounce that we can muster. These were Minneapolis families. These were American families and the amount of pain that they are suffering right now is extraordinary.And don't just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally pr ...

Earlier today, just before 8:30 a. m. , our city experienced an unthinkable tragedy.Minneapolis police officers responded to a report of a shooting at a mass that was happening at the Enunciation Roman Catholic Church on the block behind me. This worship service was marking the first week of school for children that are attending the Annunciation Catholic School. During the mass, a gunman approached on the outside on the side of the building and began firing a rifle through the church windows towards the ch ...

And don't just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school.They were in a church. These are kids that should be learning with their friends. They should be playing on the playground. They should be able to go to school or church in peace without the fear or risk of violence.And their parents should have the same kind of assurance. These are the sort of basic assurances that every family should have every step of the day, regardless of ...

Two young children, ages eight and 10, were killed where they sat in the pews. Their parents have been notified. 17 other people were injured, 14 of them being children.Two of those children are in critical. ...

[Music] We're coming on the air with breaking news and reports of a shooting incident in Minneapolis. The city says there is an active police situation at Enunciation Church. That the shooter is contained and that there's currently no active threat to the community.No official word yet on how many victims. Governor Tim Wallace says that he has been briefed on the situation and that he is praying for the kids and teachers who were in school there. Let's bring in NBC News correspondent Adrienne Bratis.Adrienn ...

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