Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Friday said it was time to "take serious action" in the state legislature after a deadly shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis this week. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The shooter’s mother, Mary Grace Westman, previously refused to talk to police and retained a lawyer, Fox News reported.
Minneapolis Assistant Police Chief Christopher Gaiters said at a news conference Friday that, with the cooperation of the Minnesota Department of Safety’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, there has been "conversation" with Westman, "and I’m not at liberty to go any further."
When asked what changes the city has made since the 2020 George Floyd riots to respond to incidents, Mayor Jacob Frey said, "What this is more about than specific changes is practice, and we practice a whole lot. We practiced the coordination through our incident management system.
"We practiced communication channels and how that would work in a time of crisis. We practiced making sure people understood exactly what their responsibility was regardless of the events that might occur. And that may sound like a small thing. It’s not."
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Police investigate a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. (Getty Images)
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Gaiters said the Minneapolis Police Department was conducting additional patrols at all schools and religious institutions.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Walz's office for comment.
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