Multiple children have been taken to a nearby hospital, law enforcement sources told KARE. It is unclear how exactly how many children have been hurt.

Minnesota state troopers, local police, FBI agents, SWAT officers, paramedics and a large number of ambulances are currently at the scene.

‘I’ve been briefed on a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School and will continue to provide updates as we get more information,’ Governor Tim Walz said.

‘The BCA and State Patrol are on scene. I’m praying for our kids and teachers whose first week of school was marred by this horrific act of violence.’

Officials at Annunciation Catholic School told Daily Mail that ‘now is not the time to be answering your questions’.

The gunman is dead, law enforcement sources told FOX 9. Daily Mail has approached