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Annunciation shooting: Victim count rises to 30

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Published  October 7, 2025 4:41pm CDT
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Annunciation shooting: Students' acts of kindness reach Pope Leo XIV

Annunciation shooting: Students' acts of kindness reach Pope Leo XIV

Annunciation Catholic School continues to show incredible resilience in the wake of a mass shooting in August that left two students dead and injured nearly two dozen other people. The school marked the feast of St. Therese of Lisieux with acts of kindness that spread beyond their classroom walls. FOX 9's Leon Purvis has the story.

The Brief

    • According to a search warrant filed Monday, Minneapolis police say there are 30 total victims from the Aug. 27 mass shooting at Annunciation Church and School.
    • Two students were killed in the attack, and a total of 29 people were injured from gunfire.
    • Volunteers put up green and blue ribbons along the Twin Cities Marathon route to honor the Annunciation victims. At least one parent of a student ran the marathon.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Two students were killed and now more than two dozen others suffered injuries when a shooter opened fire on Annunciation Church on Aug. 27 as students, staff and community members gathered for an all-school mass.

Annunciation shooting victims

By the numbers:

The shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to a search warrant, Minneapolis police say the total victim count is up to 30.

  • One victim had injures not from gunfire.
  • A total of 29 people were injured from gunfire.
  • Three adults were injured by gunfire, and 26 juveniles were injured.
  • Two students were killed

Police say as the investigation continued, investigators learned of victims who were brought to hospitals on their own.

Several additional victims had wounds from shrapnel that were not discovered until after the incident.

Community still healing 1 month after Annunciation shooting

Community still healing 1 month after Annunciation shooting

The community continues to heal one month after the tragic Annunciation School and Church shooting. FOX 9's Babs Santos has more.

Funerals for Fletcher Merkel, Harper Moyski

Local perspective:

The Annunciation School community gathered in mid-September to celebrate the lives of 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel, and 10-year-old Harper Moyski. Merkel’s service was held at Mount Olivet Church in Minneapolis, while Moyski’s life was honored at the Lake Harriet Band Shell. 

Doctors of Annunciation shooting victims call for gun legislation

Doctors of Annunciation shooting victims call for gun legislation

Thursday morning at the Minnesota State Capitol, doctors who treated victims of the Annunciation Church shooting demanded state lawmakers get together for a special session on gun legislation. FOX 9's Tim Blotz has more.

Call for gun legislation

Big picture view:

In the aftermath of the shootings, there have been multiple instances of calls for the Minnesota Legislature to convene a special session on gun control. State leaders have called for a ban on assault rifles and high-powered magazines.

Ribbons for Annunciation at TC Marathon

Ribbons for Annunciation at TC Marathon

Ribbons will line Summit Avenue in St. Paul during the Twin Cities Marathon Sunday. FOX 9's Leon Purvis has the story.

Twin Cities Marathon ribbons

Why you should care:

Volunteers put up blue and green ribbons along the route for Sunday’s Twin Cities Marathon in support of the Annunciation shooting victims. The ribbons went for about a four-mile stretch along Summit Avenue in St. Paul, and up to the finish line at the State Capitol.

Kristen Lyrek, a parent of an Annunciation student, ran the Twin Cities Marathon.

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