Overview

• Police said the attacker, in his early 20s, died at the scene of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot and had no extensive criminal record known to authorities.
• Dozens of rounds were fired toward students and staff gathered for the first-week-of-school service, according to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara.
• Hennepin Healthcare treated 11 of the most seriously injured, including nine children, with four immediate surgeries performed; Children’s Minnesota admitted additional pediatric patients and several remain critical.
• Officials declared no ongoing threat as the Minnesota BCA, State Patrol, FBI and ATF secured the site and opened an investigation into motive and potential online materials, with the suspect’s identity not officially released.
• City and state leaders offered support and set up a family reunification site, and the attack followed a spate of separate shootings reported in Minneapolis in the previous 24 to 48 hours.