Overview

• Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed and 17 others were injured when a shooter fired through windows at Annunciation Catholic Church/School in Minneapolis.
• The shooter was identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, who died by suicide after the attack.
• The violence unfolded during a morning prayer service, with children seated in pews when the shots were fired.
• MSNBC host Jen Psaki grew emotional on air and later wrote that “prayer is not freaking enough,” criticizing politicians who offer condolences without policy action.
• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called Psaki’s comments disrespectful to people of faith, as coverage also noted CNN’s count listing the incident as the 44th school shooting of 2025 and Psaki’s warning against distracting identity-based narratives.