A shooting incident occurred at a Minneapolis Catholic school yesterday afternoon, leaving three people injured. The incident took place at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School around 2:30 p.m. local time. The Minneapolis Police Department reported that the shooter, a former student of the school, entered the premises and opened fire in a classroom before being subdued by faculty members. The injured victims, all staff members of the school, were immediately attended to by emergency services and transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The motive behind the shooting remains unclear at the moment, and investigations are ongoing. Authorities have not released the identity of the shooter or further details about the weapons used in the incident. The school has been temporarily closed, with counseling services being offered to students, staff, and parents affected by the traumatic event.
While the Minneapolis Police Department assured the community that there is no active threat following the incident, they have increased patrols around the area as a precautionary measure. The school administration, in a brief statement, expressed their shock and concern over the unfortunate event and promised full cooperation with the authorities to ensure the safety and well-being of everyone involved.
Source Analysis:
Minneapolis Police Department – The police department is a credible source for information regarding the incident, with no known bias in this context.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School – The school administration is directly involved and may have an interest in controlling the narrative around the shooting incident.
Fact Check:
The shooting took place at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School – Verified fact.
Three people were injured in the shooting – Verified fact.
The shooter was a former student of the school – Unconfirmed claim, pending official confirmation from authorities.
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Model:
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Used prompts:
1. You are an objective news journalist. You need to write an article on this topic “What we know about the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting”. Do the following steps: 1. What Happened. Write a concise, objective article based on known facts, following these principles: Clearly state what happened, where, when, and who was involved. Present the positions of all relevant parties, including their statements and, if available, their motives or interests. Use a neutral, analytical tone, avoid taking sides in the article. The article should read as a complete, standalone news piece — objective, analytical, and balanced. Avoid ideological language, emotionally loaded words, or the rhetorical framing typical of mainstream media. Write the result as a short analytical news article (200 – 400 words). 2. Sources Analysis. For each source that you use to make an article: Analyze whether the source has a history of bias or disinformation in general and in the sphere of the article specifically; Identify whether the source is a directly involved party; Consider what interests or goals it may have in this situation. Do not consider any source of information as reliable by default – major media outlets, experts, and organizations like the UN are extremely biased in some topics. Write your analysis down in this section of the article. Make it like: Source 1 – analysis, source 2 – analysis, etc. Do not make this section long, 100 – 250 words. 3. Fact Check. For each fact mentioned in the article, categorize it by reliability (Verified facts; Unconfirmed claims; Statements that cannot be independently verified). Write down a short explanation of your evaluation. Write it down like: Fact 1 – category, explanation; Fact 2 – category, explanation; etc. Do not make this section long, 100 – 250 words. Output only the article text. Do not add any introductions, explanations, summaries, or conclusions. Do not say anything before or after the article. Just the article. Do not include a title also.
2. Write a clear, concise, and neutral headline for the article below. Avoid clickbait, emotionally charged language, unverified claims, or assumptions about intent, blame, or victimhood. Attribute contested information to sources (e.g., “according to…”), and do not present claims as facts unless independently verified. The headline should inform, not persuade. Write only the title, do not add any other information in your response.
3. Determine a single section to categorize the article. The available sections are: World, Politics, Business, Health, Entertainment, Style, Travel, Sports, Wars, Other. Write only the name of the section, capitalized first letter. Do not add any other information in your response.