Minneapolis: At least three people were killed and 20 others injured after a gunman opened fire at a school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other agencies are at the scene.
US president Donald Trump earlier has said that he was fully briefed on the “tragic shooting”. The White House will continue to monitor the situation, he added.
Officials in the Justice Department said that the shooter was among the dead, Reuters has reported. A hospital in Minneapolis has said that it was treating five children injured in the school shooting.
FBI director Kash Patel said that agents are at the place of occurrence. “We ask everyone to keep potential victims, civilians or law enforcement in harm’s way in your prayers,” he said.
“The @FBI will provide updates as more information becomes available,” Patel added in a post on X.
According to officials, the shooting took place at the Annunciation Church Catholic School.
While informing that the shooter was contained, officials of the city of Minneapolis urged citizens to stay away from the area to allow emergency personnel to assist the victims – “W. 54th Street between Lyndale and Nicollet Ave.”
They said that the families of the children at the school can go to the reunification zone at the Annunciation School at 525 W. 54th St.