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Newly released 911 transcripts reveal the fear and chaos that gripped students, staff and clergy inside a Minneapolis<\/a> church when a gunman clad in tactical gear opened fire on them in August.<\/p>\n

The transcripts, obtained by Fox News Digital, include teachers whispering to calm students and staff urging children to stay hidden at Annunciation Catholic Church, while passersby outside describe the gunfire. The heroism of educators and staff who kept students quiet under pews and sheltered in a downstairs classroom is vividly revealed.<\/p>\n

“Dear God, dear God in heaven, there\u2019s some guns in Annunciation Church, on 54th,” Karen McCann, a parishioner hiding in the sanctuary, told a dispatcher.<\/p>\n

HAUNTING FOOTAGE SHOWS SUBURBAN MINNEAPOLIS HOME WHERE TRANS GUNMAN PLOTTED SCHOOL ATTACK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“We\u2019re all crouched down under the \u2014 it just happened. We\u2019re crouched under the pews \u2026 it\u2019s a whole bunch of people here,” McCann said. “He might be coming in the church again.”<\/p>\n

The dispatcher tried to reassure her, saying, “We have so many responders on the way to you.”<\/p>\n

The Aug. 27 mass shooting<\/a> left two children dead and 18 others injured. The alleged gunman, Robin Westman, killed himself with his own weapon, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the Minneapolis police offense report also obtained by Fox News Digital, investigators marked the attack with “no bias” motivation \u2014 meaning it was not classified as a hate crime under state reporting standards.<\/p>\n

The first 911 calls came from people outside the church who either saw the gunman or heard bullets ring out as early as 8:27 a.m., as students were getting ready to pray.<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s gunshots \u2014 there\u2019s like gunshots all over,” an unidentified caller said. “Uhm, must have been 20, all together in a bunch of different bursts,” the caller said.<\/p>\n

Jillian Mai, a parent driving by, described a man “in head-to-toe camo gear” with “black goggles \u2026 standing in place next to the church,” while neighbor Caitlin Nolan saying she saw the shooter across the street.<\/p>\n

“He was shooting at the church \u2026 He seemed to be wearing all black and had a black, gigantic [gun],” Nolan said. “[It] had to be automatic.”<\/p>\n

Inside, the horror was unfolding.<\/p>\n

“We need, we need medical assistance ASAP. We got multiple people have been shot,” an unidentified woman caller, likely a staff member, told a dispatcher.<\/p>\n

Father Dennis Zehren confirmed that children were inside the church and that the gunman was active at the south end of the building.<\/p>\n

GIRL SHOT IN HEAD DURING MINNEAPOLIS CHURCH MASSACRE MAKING \u2018MIRACULOUS\u2019 RECOVERY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Becca Hare, a fourth-grade teacher, confirmed people were injured.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t know how many people are here, but there are people hurt,” Hare said. “Stay down, stay down, okay \u2026 I\u2019m going to go help, I\u2019m going to go help.”<\/p>\n

The calls reveal dispatchers telling the terrified callers to stay hidden as teachers worked to keep students quiet under the pews.<\/p>\n

Teacher Diane reported that she and her aides were downstairs, where they managed to barricade doors and took in fleeing children \u2014 actions that also likely kept the children safe from stray fire.<\/p>\n

“We were downstairs having crackers and all of a sudden we heard gunshots \u2026 there\u2019s a whole bunch of kids started coming in \u2019cause they\u2019re running from everywhere,” she said.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re in the church basement, locked in the classroom right now.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, at the end of Hare\u2019s call, she told students that the police had arrived and then she began giving commands to others to move out.<\/p>\n

“People just asked if someone was hurt and they said yes,” Hare said. “If you\u2019re injured and you can walk, could you walk?” she said as she tried to evacuate the children.<\/p>\n

“Injured are going, we are evacuating,” she said. “We are going to the school, we are going to the school. It\u2019s okay, I promise.”<\/p>\n

Outside, two of Westman\u2019s stray bullets also hit the car of motorist Timothy Barnes, who said he was driving by as gunfire erupted.<\/p>\n

“I saw a guy start shooting and my car got hit by bullets,” Barnes said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Barnes described the shooter as being in all-black tactical gear with an assault rifle, standing “between the school and the church in a green space.”<\/p>\n

In other documents obtained by Fox News Digital, police confirm that a death by suicide occurred as part of the same case.<\/p>\n

Westman is not named in the documents, which were redacted in accordance with Minnesota state law. Minneapolis police, however, identified him by name during a press briefing following the shooting.<\/p>\n

Two children, Fletcher Merkel and Harper Moyski, were killed, and 18 people \u2014 15 of them children \u2014 were injured. Sophia Forchas, who was\u00a0shot in the head<\/a> is making a steady recovery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/newly-released-911-transcripts-capture-chaos-fear-during-minneapolis-church-shooting <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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