What was meant to be a quiet Wednesday Mass at Annunciation Catholic School in South Minneapolis turned into tragedy when a gunman opened fire through stained-glass windows, killing two children and wounding 18 others.
The victims were identified as Fletcher Merkel, 8, and Harper Moyski, 10. Witnesses described chaos as children and teachers sought cover while gunfire shattered the sanctuary.
One survivor, 10-year-old Weston Halsne, told WCCO how a classmate’s quick thinking saved his life. “I was like two seats away from the stained-glass window,” Halsne said. “My friend Victor saved me though, because he laid on top of me, but he got hit.”
Police said the shooter, Robin Westman, 23, turned the gun on himself minutes later. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara called him “a coward.”…