Annunciation shooting: Minneapolis police search-warrant updates victim count to 30
A Minneapolis police search warrant for the Aug. 27 Annunciation shooting updates the total victim count to 30, reporting two deaths, 29 gunfire-related injuries (including three adults and 26 juveniles) and one additional non‑gunfire injury, with some shrapnel wounds discovered after initial triage and several victims self‑transporting to hospitals. The attack has spurred doctors who treated victims to demand a special legislative session and statewide gun restrictions, and 12‑year‑old Lydia Kaiser—who had surgery removing part of her skull to allow brain swelling and will need ongoing care—has returned to school.
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📌 Key Facts
- A Minneapolis police search warrant (reported Oct. 7, 2025) updated the victim count for the Aug. 27 Annunciation shooting to 30 people.
- The warrant says 2 people were killed; it reports 29 victims sustained gunfire injuries and one additional victim had non-gunfire injuries.
- Of the gunfire injuries, law enforcement reported 3 adults and 26 juveniles were injured; some shrapnel wounds were discovered after initial triage and some victims went to hospitals on their own.
- Twelve-year-old Lydia Kaiser underwent surgery that removed a piece of her skull to allow her brain to swell, will need ongoing care, and—according to a Sept. 30 GoFundMe update reported Oct. 1, 2025—has returned to school.
- The Uvalde Foundation for Kids announced it will award Lydia Kaiser its National Student Heroism Award.
- The Minnesota Medical Association organized doctors, including clinicians who treated Annunciation victims, to demand a special legislative session and urged statewide bans on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines, a statewide safe-storage requirement, and removal of the state prohibition that blocks localities from enacting stricter gun rules; treating physicians (including Dr. Trish Vilsic and Dr. Lisa Matson) described the clinical harms motivating the policy push.
- Archbishop Bernard Hebda hand-delivered student-made cards to Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, the Pope promised his prayers for the families and the Archdiocese, and Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Kenney personally gave the Pope a 100th-Annunciation-anniversary button and spoke about the meeting.
📚 Contextual Background
- Members of the Minnesota Medical Association held a news conference at the Minnesota State Capitol calling for a special legislative session to address gun violence following the Annunciation Church and School mass shooting in Minneapolis.
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Annunciation shooting: Victim count rises to 30
New information:
- Minneapolis police search warrant states total victim count is now 30 for the Aug. 27 shooting.
- Of the 30 victims, 2 were killed and 29 sustained injuries from gunfire; one additional victim had non-gunfire injuries.
- Breakdown: 3 adults and 26 juveniles were injured by gunfire; some additional shrapnel wounds were discovered after initial triage and some victims went to hospitals on their own.
Annunciation shooting: Students' acts of kindness reach Pope Leo XIV
New information:
- Archbishop Bernard Hebda hand-delivered cards made by Annunciation students to Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.
- Archbishop Hebda said the Pope promised his prayers for the families and the Archdiocese in a released statement.
- Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Kenney reported personally giving the Pope a 100th-Annunciation-anniversary button and provided on-air comments about the meeting.
Annunciation shooting: Doctors in Minnesota call for gun ban, special session
New information:
- Minnesota Medical Association organized doctors — including clinicians who treated Annunciation victims — to demand a special legislative session on gun policy.
- Doctors laid out specific policy asks: statewide bans on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines; a statewide safe-storage requirement; and removal of the state prohibition that blocks localities from enacting stricter gun rules.
- Named quotes from Dr. Trish Vilsic and Dr. Lisa Matson describing the clinical harms seen and converting medical testimony into a public policy demand.
Annunciation mass shooting: Lydia Kaiser returns to school after attack
New information:
- 12-year-old Lydia Kaiser has returned to school as of a Sept. 30 GoFundMe update reported Oct. 1, 2025.
- Medical detail: Kaiser underwent surgery that removed a piece of her skull to allow her brain to swell and will need ongoing care.
- Uvalde Foundation for Kids announced it will award Kaiser its National Student Heroism Award (statement from founder Daniel Chapin).