As we are learning more details about yesterday's shooting in Minneapolis, police say a gunman opened fire on a Catholic church where students were attending morning mass during their first week of school. Two of those children who were killed um and 17 others were injured. NBC News correspondent Shaquille Brewster has more. Minneapolis grieving after a morning of horror. They pulled over in a hurry, got out of the car, screaming, asking where their kids are. A shooter opening fire on children at Enunciatio ...

All right, we get to our top story this morning. In Minneapolis, two children, eight and 10, were killed yesterday when a shooter opened fire during a morning mass at Annunciation Catholic Church. 17 other people, including 14 children and three adults in their 80s, were injured.The children are students at the school and were attending an all school mass, an annual tradition for the new academic year which began on Monday. Minneapolis police say the shooter aimed directly at the children in the pews throug ...

You expressed a sentiment u very far from thoughts and prayers. You said these children were probably praying when they were shot to death at Catholic school. Don't give us your effing thoughts and prayers. Trump got rid of the office of gun violence prevention. Trump gutted the resources that were in place to keep our communities safe. U you like my friend John Saki have had it with the thoughts and prayers. Yeah, man. Thanks for having me on. We we've had it with the thoughts and prayers for years. for de ...

Incident Overview - A shooting occurred at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, resulting in fatalities and injuries during mass [1] - The community is devastated, and the event is expected to have a lasting impact [3] Legislative Response - A Minnesota State Senator advocates for banning assault weapons following the shooting [4][9] - The senator acknowledges existing red flag laws and expanded background checks are insufficient [5][6] - The senator plans to introduce a bill to ban assault weapons in Minnesota during the next legislative session [9] - The senator hopes the tragedy will serve as a wake-up call and garner support for stricter gun control measures [10] Social Media & Law Enforcement - Concerns are raised regarding the culpability of social media platforms in flagging violent content posted by potential shooters [11][12] - There is a call for social media platforms to alert law enforcement about users posting violent content or expressing dangerous intentions [12] - The senator suggests law enforcement should have increased capabilities to monitor online activity and investigate potential threats [14] - The senator also suggests monitoring individuals purchasing large quantities of guns [12]

us right now is Minnesota Senator Amy Clolobashar joining us on the phone in addition to our our panel of reporters and analysts. Senator, thank you so much for joining us. What can you tell us about what happened here.Thank you, Anna. I'm here in Minneapolis and I um of course have talked to the mayor who has been on the scene and this is just a horrific tragic act of violence. these kids.And I've also talked to the mom uh Kate Island of one of the who has three children who were in that mass. Uh she was u ...

Joining me now is someone who is no stranger to resistance, someone who's been standing up to Republicans and policies uh with which he disagrees for years now, the Democratic State Representative Justin Jones of Tennessee. Justin was one of two state lawmakers who were expelled and then reinstated to the state legislature over a gun control protest in 2023. Brother Jones, welcome back to the show. Nice to see you. >> Always good to be with you, brother. >> Let's talk about this. You you know this. You are ...

Joining us now, NBC News National Law Enforcement and Intelligence Correspondent Tom Winter, retired NYPD detective and director of the Black Law Enforcement Alliance, Mark Claxton, and retired NYPD officer and police uh policy director for our streets criminal justice and civil liberties team, Jillian Snyder. And Tom, let's start with you. We're getting some new information here that the at least part of this gun that um this gunman used in his attack may have been given to him or provided by an associate. ...

Let's talk about what took place last night. Officials saying a gunman opened fire inside a Midtown Manhattan office building and killed a New York police officer and three other people. Law enforcement sources telling NBC News the suspected shooter acted alone and died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.The building where that shooting took place houses offices for so many businesses uh so many that we know so well here on this broadcast. The NFL as well as Blackstone, KPMG and real estate firm Ruden. Fou ...