Police: Casualty total from Annunciation mass shooting rises after new victims accounted for

Minneapolis police said Tuesday that several more children were wounded than initially reported during the fatal mass shooting in late August at Annunciation Catholic Church.

Police Sgt. Garrett Parten, the department’s chief spokesman, said the number of victims rose from 23 to 30 because “as the investigation continued, investigators learned of victims who were brought to hospitals on their own, and many of the additional victims had wounds from shrapnel that were not discovered until later.”

The revised total includes Fletcher Merkel, 8, and Harper Moyski, 10, who were killed during the gunfire on Aug. 27…

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