Overview

• Hennepin Healthcare said nine victims from the attack remain hospitalized, with six in satisfactory condition, two in serious condition and one child in critical condition.
• Two children were killed and 18 others injured when a gunman fired through church windows during an all-school Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church.
• Officials said the shooter’s fire from outside the building, coupled with rapid police and EMS triage, likely limited fatalities as the most critical patients reached trauma care within minutes.
• Clinicians described extraordinary moments of care, including a nurse manager entering a CT scanner to comfort a frightened child and students shielding classmates from gunfire.
• Doctors reported bullets fragmented into twisting shards that complicate treatment, some fragments are being left in place, and hospitals urged blood donations during a critical local shortage.