Overview
- Two students, identified as Fletcher Merkel, 8, and Harper Moyski, 10, were killed during a packed Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.
- Fifteen other students and three parishioners in their 80s were wounded in the attack, which occurred about eight miles south of the University of Minnesota.
- The Gophers’ 23-10 win over Buffalo marked the first major sporting event in the city since the shooting, with a pregame moment of silence at Huntington Bank Stadium.
- Fleck spoke for nearly three minutes before taking football questions, expressing grief for families, calling for accountability, and saying the team hoped to offer a brief glimmer of hope.
- Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell and GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah also voiced sorrow, while local coverage reported the gunman targeted children before taking their own life.