The city of Minneapolis is partnering with a handful of law enforcement agencies to keep watch over schools and places of worship across the city in the coming days, following a deadly attack that took place at Annunciation Catholic Church last week.
Last week, Minneapolis announced that law enforcement officers from the Minneapolis Police Department, the St. Paul Police Department, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be deployed to patrol near Minneapolis schools for the next couple of weeks.
Mayor Jacob Frey thanked Gov. Tim Walz for “sending additional law enforcement resources to patrol and protect our schools, places of worship, and neighborhoods. In the wake of yesterday’s horrifying school shooting, we are grateful for your partnership in keeping our city safe.”
The extra patrols will include 14 Minnesota State Patrol troopers and six DNR enforcement officers. These responders will be organized into two-person squads, with two squads assigned per precinct across five precincts in Minneapolis, with a particular focus on schools and places of worship.
Following the attack on Wednesday, the State Patrol released a statement expressing its condolences to the Annunciation community and its commitment to continue its support in the days to come.
“Our thoughts are with the families who have lost loved ones, those hospitalized and all who were present at the scene,” State Patrol Col. Christina Bogojevic said. “Our troopers responded to this unspeakable violence with compassion, urgency and determination. Our community grieves as one, and we are here to stand alongside those impacted by this tragedy.”
The Minneapolis Police Department has also increased its patrols at Annunciation Catholic School and Church.
The extra police presence comes just days after another shooting across the street from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Minneapolis.
In that shooting, one person died and six were injured after an individual used a rifle and opened fire on a group of people on the sidewalk across the street from the school. Students were at the school at the time of the shooting.
Additionally, the St. Paul Police Department said it has offered to provide a police presence to all public and private schools in the city this week.
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“Uniformed officers and marked squad cars, along with members of the [St. Paul Fire Department], will be visible at schools that accepted support on Tuesday, Sept. 2 through Friday, Sept. 5,” the department said.
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