Overview

• Police said 17 people were wounded, including 14 children, with multiple pediatric patients taken to Children’s Minnesota–Minneapolis Hospital.
• The attacker, described as a man in his early 20s with multiple firearms, fired through the church windows during the morning service and died by suicide in the parking area.
• Authorities reported no ongoing threat, indicated the shooter appeared to act alone, and said no ties to the school have been found so far.
• The FBI joined the investigation, which includes weapons tracing and review of possible digital materials linked to the attacker.
• A media outlet named a possible suspect and cited pre-attack videos and inscriptions on a weapon, but officials have not confirmed those details as the city’s leaders and national figures issued statements of condolence.