Overview

• Police said a gunman in his early 20s fired through church windows during Mass at Annunciation Catholic School, killing two children, ages 8 and 10, and wounding at least 14 others before taking his own life.
• Authorities reported the attacker carried a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol, and they are working to trace how the firearms were obtained.
• On Fox News, Trey Gowdy urged a discussion on preventing such attacks by either identifying would-be shooters in advance or restricting their access to weapons.
• During a tense exchange, co-host Lisa Boothe argued that laws already exist and questioned whether the victims were targeted for their faith.
• Viewers on social media criticized Gowdy’s on-air claim that mass school shooters are usually young white males, with some faulting media attention and framing around gun violence.