BREAKING: Shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis...

Authorities and media reports on Wednesday morning said a mass shooting had taken place at a Catholic parish and school in downtown Minneapolis, one that police were reportedly treating as a “mass casualty” incident. The local crime-watch outlet Minnesota Crime said on Wednesday morning that police reported 20 victims of an “active shooter” at the site of Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, with emergency responders having initiated a “mass-casualty response.” Annunciation Catholic School is located next to the parish. Other local media reported that an “army of police and paramedics” had arrived at the site. The active crime log on the city’s website, meanwhile, showed dozens of responses to a “shooting” near the parish as of Wednesday morning. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday confirmed the shooting, saying he had been briefed on the incident. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, meanwhile, said he had received “reports of horrific violence” and was monitoring the situation. A spokesman with the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis declined to immediately comment on the reports when reached via email. This is a developing story.