Overview

• Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed and 17 people were injured during a morning Mass at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, and the shooter, identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.
• On MSNBC, Jen Psaki delivered an emotional on-air segment about the shooting and later wrote on X that “prayer is not freaking enough,” criticizing routine political responses.
• At Thursday’s White House briefing, press secretary Karoline Leavitt called Psaki’s comments “incredibly insensitive” to people of faith and urged praying for the families.
• Vice President J.D. Vance defended the role of prayer in posts on X, asking why those praying were being attacked after children were killed during a service.
• Authorities said investigations are ongoing, with the FBI reviewing potential motive and alleged manifesto material and HHS officials referencing broader reviews of contributing factors.