A timeline of what happened at Annunciation Church and in the hours after

At least two people are dead after a mass shooting Wednesday morning at Annunciation Church in south Minneapolis.

Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed in the pews where they sat. Seventeen other people were injured, 14 of them children, two of them in critical condition.

The shooter, identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, is also dead, according to Minneapolis police.

Here’s what officials have said about how the shooting at the church unfolded.

During Mass, a shooter began firing into the church through the stained-glass windows at children and parents in the pews, said Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara.

Minnesota Star Tribune reporter Jeff Day was in his south Minneapolis yard with his father and children when he heard the sustained rhythm of gunfire that echoed through the neighborhood lasting at least 45 seconds to a minute.

Day called 911 at 8:27 a.m. Numerous other residents reported law enforcement racing south on Interstate 35W.

The shooter, believed to be in their early 20s and without an extensive criminal history, carried a rifle, shotgun and pistol that were believed to have dozens of rounds, O’Hara said.

Gov. Tim Walz said in a post on X that he’d been briefed on the situation and that the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and State Patrol were on the scene.

“I’m praying for our kids and teachers whose first week of school was marred by this horrific act of violence,” Walz said.

President Donald Trump called to offer his condolences to Minnesotans and Walz thanked him for his support, according to a source familiar with the call.

Young children in green school uniforms filed out of the Annunciation building, holding hands with their parents and friends. Some did not have shoes on.

Mike Garrity, a nearby resident, said he was walking by when he saw several kids who were bloody and injured exiting the church. Some of the kids, who looked to be about 6 to 9 years old, appeared to be crying as they exited, Garrity said.

Minneapolis officials held a news conference to share what they knew so far.

The gunman approached the side of the building and began firing a rifle through the church windows toward the children sitting in the pews at Mass, O’Hara said.

“This was a deliberate act of violence against innocent children and other people worshiping,” O’Hara said.

Mayor Jacob Frey apologized to the families experiencing loss and whose lives will be forever altered.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara confirmed the shooter’s identity during a news conference Wednesday afternoon.

The rifle, shotgun and pistol that 23-year-old Robin Westman allegedly used were lawfully purchased, O’Hara said, referring to Westman as “the coward.”

Police are now executing four search warrants: One for the church and three for nearby residences related to the suspected shooter. Police are aware of a manifesto that the shooter timed to be released on YouTube, O’Hara said.

All of the injured victims are expected to survive but the range of injuries vary, he said.

Walz, who spoke at the news conference, said that once the cameras are gone, Minnesotans will stand together.