Investigators combing through piles of evidence from an attack on a Minneapolis church cautioned that these kinds of shooters often leave more questions than answers.
The cut by the Trump administration does not appear to have affected the handling of the church shooting this week, but state leaders say it weakens efforts to identify future threats.
Anders Holine was among the first parents to arrive at the scene of a mass shooting at a Minneapolis church on Wednesday. He spoke to The New York Times about what he witnessed as he went searching for his two daughters.
Students and staff members shielded the youngest children, police officers stopped victims’ bleeding, and a nurse abandoned protocol to hold a scared child’s hand.
A parent embraced her child after a shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where students were attending Mass to start the school year.
The shooting of children at a Roman Catholic church came after a string of violent confrontations, going back to George Floyd, that has left the Twin Cities reeling.
The attack on a back-to-school Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church killed two children and injured 18 others. Investigators are searching the shooter’s writings and videos for a clear motive.