Distruaght parents condemned a horror shooting in Minneapolis at a parish school church holding its start-of-year mass.
One parent inside the Annunciation Catholic Church said the shooting began as children and their families were packed into pews to start the service.
‘He just pepper-sprayed through the stained-glass windows into the building, 50 to 100 shots,’ the parent, who did not want his name used, told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
‘This is terrible,’ he added. ‘This is evil. I don’t know how you defend against this.’
The outlet also reported a young boy being led away from the scene by his father was heard telling him: ‘I don’t feel safe.’
Jason Johnson, a caseworker who works nearby, said the gruesome shooting is especially emotional for him as a new father of a two-year-old girl.
‘This is a place where children should be safe,’ he said.
Distruaght parents condemned a horror shooting in Minneapolis at a parish school church holding its start-of-year mass
A weeping mother embraces her daughter after being evacuated from Annunciation Catholic Church and school
It comes as officials said at least two children have been killed after a gunman stormed the Catholic church.
The shooter, dressed in all black and reportedly armed with a semiautomatic weapon, ‘pepper-sprayed’ bullets through the stained glass windows.
At least 20 people are feared to have been gunned down in the incident, although authorities have not yet confirmed how many victims there are.
Multiple children have been taken to a nearby hospital, law enforcement sources told KARE. It is unclear exactly how many children have been hurt.
Minnesota state troopers, local police, FBI agents, SWAT officers, paramedics and a large number of ambulances are currently at the scene.
The gunman is dead, law enforcement sources told FOX 9. Daily Mail has approached the church and local police for further information.
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