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DNC Ends Minneapolis Meeting After Shooting at Nearby Catholic School

Leaders ended the session early following adoption of pending reports.

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Overview

  • Delegates voted minutes into the general session to approve remaining business and adjourn the Minneapolis gathering.
  • Chair Ken Martin disclosed the nearby shooting, led a prayer, and pledged support to first responders and hospitals.
  • Rep. Joyce Beatty’s motion to suspend the rules and adopt committee reports enabled an expedited close to the summer meeting.
  • Preliminary reports say two children were killed and many others injured at Annunciation, with tallies still being updated.
  • Police said the gunman, in his early 20s, died by suicide in the parking lot; the DNC’s next meeting is scheduled for Dec. 11–13 in Los Angeles.