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FBI Director: Investigating Minneapolis church shooting as hate crime against Catholics

Headline from WMUR

FBI Director Kash Patel said that the bureau is investigating the Minneapolis church shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics.

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Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. Blaze Media

    FBI investigating atrocious Minnesota shooting as anti-Catholic hate crime (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    'This level of violence is unthinkable.'

  2. NewsBusters

    FBI Investigating Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting as ‘Hate Crime Targeting Catholics’ (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    Wednesday morning’s shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, which left victims two dead and 17 wounded, is being investigated as a hate crime by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Director Kash Patel announced in the hours following the incident.

  3. Local News 8

    Police examine online videos, writings possibly linked to Minneapolis church shooting suspect (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    Police are investigating online videos apparently posted by the shooter who killed two children and injured 17 other people at a Catholic church in Minneapolis on Wednesday, which describe an obsession with school shootings and show a rambling written statement and numerous guns painted with slurs, …

  4. The Boston Globe

    Authorities seek motive in videos, writings of shooter who killed two children at Minneapolis church (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    FBI Director Kash Patel said the shooting is being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics.

  5. The Boston Globe

    Hundreds honor 2 children killed and 17 people wounded in shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    FBI Director Kash Patel said on X that the shooting is being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics.

  6. WMUR

    FBI Director: Investigating Minneapolis church shooting as hate crime against Catholics (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    FBI Director Kash Patel said that the bureau is investigating the Minneapolis church shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics.

  7. Washington Examiner

    What to know about the Minneapolis Annunciation Catholic Church shooting (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The FBI is investigating the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime against Catholics, Director Kash Patel announced.

  8. Breitbart News

    Patel: MN Shooting Being Investigated as a 'Hate Crime Targeting Catholics' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    FBI director Kash Patel made clear the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting will be investigated as a "hate crime targeting Catholics."

  9. Townhall

    FBI: Minneapolis Shooting Was an Act of Anti-Catholic Domestic Terrorism (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    FBI investigates Minneapolis shooting as anti-Catholic domestic terrorism with multiple casualties.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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