Minnesota shooting: WNBA star calls for strict gun control laws

Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers called for tighter gun control laws on Wednesday hours after a shooting rampage at a Minnesota Catholic church left two dead and several wounded.

The suspect was identified as Robert or Robin Westman, law enforcement sources told Fox News. He was carrying three firearms during the attack at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, authorities said.

Bueckers, who went to Hopkins High School in Minnesota before committing to UConn to play college basketball, addressed the shooting before the Wings played the Connecticut Sun.

“I’ve been sending prayers … It’s just really unfortunate,” she said, via Winsidr. “I hope there are stricter gun laws put in place so parents don’t have to worry about sending their kids to school, people don’t have to worry about attending church and all these places are safe. 

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“It’s just really unfortunate that gun violence continues to be an issue and there’s really nothing being done about it. I’m hoping and praying that in the future stricter laws are put in place. You need to pray for people going through stuff like that, for the families involved. Pray that people get that sickness, that violence out of them. It’s just very unfortunate.”

Police said 17 people were injured, including 14 children. Two of the 17 people injured are in critical condition.

Authorities said the children who died were aged 8 and 10.

Fox News’ Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.

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