Vance Says Meeting With Families of Victims From Minneapolis Church Shooting Affected Him Deeply

Vice President JD Vance and his wife Second Llady Usha Vance arrive to pay their respects to victims of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in Minneapolis, Minn., on Sept. 3, 2025. Alex Wroblewski/Pool via AP

MINNEAPOLIS—Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday met with families and victims of a deadly shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis, and heard a heartfelt plea for action from at least one of those families.

Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, visited the Annunciation Catholic Church one week after an attacker opened fire during the first Mass of the school year for students of the nearby Annunciation Catholic School.