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After another school shooting, media voices argue about prayer and policy

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated

There was another horrific shooting in America on Wednesday.

A heavily armed shooter fired into a Catholic school in Minneapolis during Mass, killing an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old and wounding 17 others. Those wounded are expected to survive. The assailant — a 23-year-old named Robin Westman — died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

FBI Director Kash Patel said the shooting is being investigated as possible domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics. Authorities also report that they are looking into writings posted by the shooter. In addition, there apparently were disturbing and hateful antisemitic messages found on the shooter’s guns.

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