Aug 21, 2026 · 37 min · 11 segments
On Aug. 27, 2025, a gunman opened fire through the windows of Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis as students gathered for all-school Mass. Over the past year, several families filmed their…
Melissa TownsendHost
Reid ForgraveGuestSo there were roughly 300 people inside of Annunciation Catholic Church on August 27th.
And all these people who were inside that mass say those three minutes seemed to just last forever.
At this point, we know we have a total of 19 victims from this tragedy.
Two were young children, ages eight and 10, that were sitting in the pews at Mass when they were shot and killed.
They were pronounced deceased on the scene.
There were another 14 children between the ages of six and 15 that were injured by gunfire.
I remember as I drove down Diamond Lake Road, I could see huge sound systems and lights, like large trucks.
And so I thought they were setting up something to bring the community together, raise funds for something.
And as we were standing at the memorial, I asked people if they wanted to go on camera to talk about their experiences.
And I was talking to this man at the memorial and he said, the real story happens when all of you go away.
And what is the first day of school going to be like? And what is the last day of school going to be like? And what is summer vacation going to be like? And how are friend groups going to change? And I remember thinking, yeah, that's totally right.
So there were roughly 300 people inside of Annunciation Catholic Church on August 27th.
And all these people who were inside that mass say those three minutes seemed to just last forever.
At this point, we know we have a total of 19 victims from this tragedy.
Two were young children, ages eight and 10, that were sitting in the pews at Mass when they were shot and killed.
They were pronounced deceased on the scene.
There were another 14 children between the ages of six and 15 that were injured by gunfire.
I remember as I drove down Diamond Lake Road, I could see huge sound systems and lights, like large trucks.
And so I thought they were setting up something to bring the community together, raise funds for something.
And as we were standing at the memorial, I asked people if they wanted to go on camera to talk about their experiences.
And I was talking to this man at the memorial and he said, the real story happens when all of you go away.
And what is the first day of school going to be like? And what is the last day of school going to be like? And what is summer vacation going to be like? And how are friend groups going to change? And I remember thinking, yeah, that's totally right.
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