Shortly after a shooter fired through the windows of the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Aug. 17, killing two children and wounding 17 others, the city's mayor Jacob Frey delivered an impassioned speech calling for more than “thoughts and prayers.”

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he’s monitoring the “reports of horrific violence.”

“Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now,” Mayor Jacob Frey said in an impassioned plea.

Shortly after a shooter fired through the windows of the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Aug. 17, killing two children and wounding 17 others, the…