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Parishioners arrive for the first Mass at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis Aug. 30, 2025, which is home to an elementary school and was the scene of a shooting. The shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of the school's church and struck children attending Mass Aug. 27 during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 18 others. (OSV News photo/Tim Evans, Reuters)

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A child writes a message as people visit a makeshift memorial at Annunciation Catholic Church after theAug. 27 fatal shooting at the school on Aug. 29 in Minneapolis. (AP/Bruce Kluckhohn)

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 A police officer places a patch at a makeshift memorial at Annunciation Catholic Church after the Aug. 27 fatal shooting at the school Aug. 29 in Minneapolis. (AP/Bruce Kluckhohn)

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