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One Month After Annunciation Shooting, Memorials and Capitol Rally Renew Calls for Special Session

Parents urged Gov. Tim Walz to convene a special session on gun reforms.

Overview

  • About 125 people gathered on a wiffleball field outside Annunciation Catholic Church for a prayer service marking one month since the attack.
  • Several hundred worshipped at a memorial Mass at the Cathedral of St. Paul led by Archbishop Bernard Hebda.
  • Gun-violence prevention groups held a 'Don't Look Away' rally at the Minnesota Capitol, organized by Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, pressing for a special session.
  • Parents and survivors called for consideration of an assault-weapons ban during the Capitol event.
  • Twelve-year-old Sophia Forchas remains hospitalized after being moved from intensive care to inpatient rehabilitation, as public polling shows majority support for a special session and an assault-type gun ban while legislative divisions persist.