Hi there, everyone. Sad day. You've been listening to officials in Minnesota.

Provide an update on a devastating and tragic shooting in Minneapolis earlier today.

Tragically, two children, ages 8 and 10, are dead. At least 17 more people have been injured.

We learned just now, though, quote, they are all expected to survive.

It happened after gunmen armed with a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol,

targeted a church that was holding a mass for the young students at the start of a brand new school year.

The Minneapolis police chief saying just a couple minutes ago that among the injured,

14 of them are between the ages of 6 and 15.

Three of the injured are adults in their 80s who were attending mass.

All of the remaining victims are expected to survive, as we just said.

According to police at around 8.30 a.m. this morning, the gunman approached the church

where he began shooting through windows on the side, hitting children and worshippers sitting in pews.

Police say that they believe the shooter barricaded at least two doors in the church to make it

difficult for anyone inside to escape.

The shooter, who acted alone, died from a self-inflicted gunshot.

Officials say he left a manifesto on YouTube.

Today's tragedy is where we start today with MSNBC medical contributor, Dr. Van Gupta.

Also joining us, the executive director of Mom's Demand Action, Angela Farrell El Zabada, and former Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the Department

of Justice, MSNBC legal analyst, Mary McCord, is here. Mary, let me first ask you,

with your law enforcement ears and hat on, what you heard from the police chief there about both the

sort of disposition of an examination into motive, the safety, I think, which is on the minds

of all parents of other kids in schools, especially Catholic

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