In the US, two children were killed and 17 were injured in an attack on a Catholic church in Minneapolis yesterday. Police said the shooter fired through chapel windows during a student Mass before taking his own life. Of the 17 injured, 14 are children. The shooter has been identified as a 23-year-old Robin Westman who was armed with a rifle, shotgun, and a pistol. 

President Donald Trump has directed that all American flags be flown at half-mast at the White House and across all public buildings until sunset on August 31 as a mark of respect for the victims of the mass shooting in Minneapolis. He also extended the directive globally at all US embassies, consular offices, and military facilities abroad.

President Trump said on Truth Social that the White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation. FBI and other federal agencies quickly sprang into action, joining local police to investigate the shooting.  Minneapolis has been inundated with violence, and the church shooting was the fourth since Tuesday, in which at least five people were killed and 25 were injured.