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The shooting took place just two days into the new school year

A gunman opened fire Wednesday on school children attending church in Minneapolis, killing two pupils and wounding 17 people, police said, in the country's latest violent tragedy.

Two children, ages eight and 10, were killed in the shooting.

The Minneapolis city government said the shooter had been "contained" after the gunfire at Annunciation Catholic School and there was no longer any "active threat" to residents.

Both victims identified as 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel, and 10-year-old Harper Moyski

A gunman opened fire during morning mass at Annunciation Catholic School in South Minneapolis, killing at least two and injuring multiple others before being neutralised.