White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a press briefing Thursday at 1:00 p.m.

The briefing comes one day after a gunman killed at least two children and injured 17 people at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.

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FBI Director Kash Patel announced the bureau is investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism and a hate crime against Catholics. The shooter, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the parking lot, was a 23-year-old transgender woman named Robin Westman who authorities believe was a former student at the Catholic school.

President Donald Trump ordered American flags to be lowered to half-staff until Sunday evening in honor of the shooting victims.