Minnesota taking pictures: WNBA star requires strict gun management legal guidelines

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Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers referred to as for tighter gun management legal guidelines on Wednesday hours after a taking pictures rampage at a Minnesota Catholic church left two useless and several other wounded.

The suspect was identified as Robert or Robin Westman, regulation enforcement sources informed Fox Information. He was carrying three firearms throughout the assault at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, authorities stated.

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Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) in motion towards the Golden State Valkyries throughout the second half at School Park Heart. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Pictures)

Bueckers, who went to Hopkins Excessive Faculty in Minnesota earlier than committing to UConn to play faculty basketball, addressed the taking pictures earlier than the Wings performed the Connecticut Solar.

"I have been sending prayers ... It is simply actually unlucky," she stated, via Winsidr. "I hope there are stricter gun legal guidelines put in place so dad and mom haven't got to fret about sending their youngsters to highschool, individuals haven't got to fret about attending church and all these locations are protected.

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Regulation enforcement officers collect outdoors the Annunciation Church's faculty in response to a reported mass taking pictures, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. (Bruce Kluckhohn/AP Photograph)

"It is simply actually unlucky that gun violence continues to be a problem and there’s actually nothing being finished about it. I’m hoping and praying that sooner or later stricter legal guidelines are put in place. You'll want to pray for individuals going by way of stuff like that, for the households concerned. Pray that folks get that illness, that violence out of them. It’s simply very unlucky."

Police said 17 individuals have been injured, together with 14 youngsters. Two of the 17 individuals injured are in vital situation.

Individuals arrive on the Annunciation Church's faculty as police reply to a reported mass taking pictures, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photograph/Bruce Kluckhohn) (Bruce Kluckhohn/AP Photograph)