Youth Minister Who Helped Save Lives During Minneapolis Shooting: "I Just Wish I Could Have Done More"

CBS Minnesota

August 29, 2025

A youth minister was inside the pews during Mass at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning when a shooter opened fire.

"I just wish I could have done more. No innocent life should have been taken in the house of God," said Ellie Mertens, youth minister at Annunciation Catholic Church and School.

Mertens was among the teachers, faculty and students who helped save lives.

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