Minneapolis mayor calls for ban on assault weapons following school shooting

Watch live as Minnesota lawmakers from every level of government, the Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action and other gun violence prevention advocates host a news conference to honour the victims of a school shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

The suspected attacker, named by the FBI as Robin Westman, opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a church at Annunciation Catholic School and struck a group of children as they prayed.

Two children were killed and 17 other people were injured in the attack.

Read more on the Sky News website: https://news.sky.com/story/what-we-know-about-minneapolis-school-shooting-and-the-suspected-attacker-13419672

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Post from Sky News on August 28, 2025

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