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Our Minneapolis community has suffered a heartbreaking tragedy.

Yesterday morning parents dropped their babies off at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis to start their day in prayer, and only moments later got a call that will forever change their lives: A shooter had opened fire, taking two students’ lives and injuring over a dozen more.

The loss of life is unthinkable. As a mom and Minneapolis resident, my heart is utterly shattered. I will keep praying for all the families impacted by this tragedy. I am especially thinking of the two beautiful children who lost their lives in this senseless act of violence.

While we do not yet know all of the details of the shooter’s motivations, we do know that children and schools are all too often the victims of horrific gun violence in this country.

We cannot continue to fail our kids with the lack of federal action. It is beyond despicable that elected leaders are more concerned with appeasing the gun lobby than keeping our children safe. The horror that children and educators went through yesterday, while they were praying, should not have happened. I am committed to do everything I can to stop these tragedies from occurring ever again.

Yesterday our country failed our kids and I will not allow elected leaders to move on or forget this horror. That is my promise as the representative of this great Minneapolis community and someone who has fought for gun violence prevention legislation from the day I first began running for office.

In the meantime, if you are looking for a way to send help to the victims and their families, the Minneapolis Foundation has set up a text-to-donate line to raise money for relief efforts.

To donate, please text AFCI to 41444.

Thank you in advance for any support you can show to our community today.

— Ilhan Omar
 


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