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13-Year-Old Endre Gunter Identified as First Surviving Victim of Minneapolis School Shooting, Recovering After Surgery

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13-Year-Old Endre Gunter Identified as First Surviving Victim of Minneapolis Annunciation Catholic Church School Shooting, Recovering After Surgery shooter Robin Westman killed himself

MINNEAPOLIS — The first surviving victim of Wednesday’s mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church has been publicly identified, and his family says he is now out of surgery and recovering.

Thirteen-year-old Endre Gunter was among the 17 people injured when 23-year-old Robin Westman opened fire inside the church during a back-to-school Mass shortly after 8:30 a.m., according to police.

Westman, who identified as a transgender woman, fired multiple rounds through the stained-glass windows into the congregation, which was filled with children and parishioners.

Endre’s mother, Danielle Gunter, said her son was struck in the stomach during the attack and was rushed into surgery. “Our son was shot at school today, inside a church praying with his classmates,” she said in a statement, adding that he is now in recovery.

Danielle expressed deep gratitude to the Minneapolis police officer who immediately came to her son’s aid. “The officer rendered aid, hugged him, reassured him, and prayed with him before getting into the ambulance,” she said, calling the officer’s actions heroic.

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The family said they are now focused on helping Endre heal physically and emotionally, working to “rebuild his life, his trust, and his confidence.”

Authorities confirmed that two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed in the shooting. In total, 17 people were injured, including 14 children between the ages of 6 and 15 and three elderly parishioners in their 80s, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara reported.

All injured victims are expected to survive.

Westman was later found dead inside the church from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The investigation into the attack remains ongoing, as the community continues to mourn the loss of two young lives while rallying around the survivors.

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29-year-old Stevens Jeffrey shot and killed outside Little Caesars in Little Village

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29-year-old Stevens Jeffrey shot and killed outside Little Caesars in Little Village 2600 block of West Cermak Road near Rockwell Street Chicago

Authorities have identified the man shot and killed Friday afternoon in a parking lot outside a Little Caesars restaurant in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.

The victim has been named as Stevens Jeffrey, 29, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The shooting occurred in the 2600 block of West Cermak Road near Rockwell Street at approximately 1:10 p.m., according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD).

Preliminary reports indicate that Jeffrey was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by an unknown vehicle.

An armed individual exited that vehicle and opened fire, striking Jeffrey multiple times in the face and body.

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Emergency responders arrived on the scene, where Jeffrey was pronounced dead. He was discovered inside his vehicle with his two young children, ages 4 and 6, who were unharmed.

Both children were transported to Stroger Hospital for precautionary evaluation.

The shooting took place in the parking lot of a Little Caesars restaurant, where investigators recovered multiple shell casings and placed numerous evidence markers on the ground.

As of Friday evening, no suspects are in custody, and detectives from the CPD Area Four Homicide Unit are leading the investigation. Police have not released information on a possible motive.

Authorities are urging anyone with information about this homicide to contact Chicago Police or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTip.com.

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