WATCH: Democrat Senator Blames Republicans For Horrific Minneapolis Shooting

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) called into MSNBC to share her thoughts on the tragic shooting that happened at a Catholic school in Minnesota, blaming the deadly incident on Republicans. During her interview, Klobuchar claimed that the shooter used an automatic rifle. According to reports, this is not accurate.

“All the work we’ve done to ban these automatic rifles, and do something when it comes to background checks and everything. We keep getting thwarted. We were able to pass a limited measure…but not enough to stop something like this. It makes you think about that,” she said live on-air.

Local law enforcement authorities say two children died during the incident, with over a dozen other individuals injured. The shooting took place during Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota.

According to Fox News, the assailant in the incident was a man in his early 20s, sporting all black clothing. The mass marked the first week children returned to the school for classes.

“During the mass, a gunman approached on the outside of the side of the building and began firing a rifle through the church windows towards the children sitting in the pews at the mass. Shooting through the windows, he struck children and worshipers that were inside the building,” O’Hara explained. “The shooter was armed with a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol. This was a deliberate act of violence against innocent children and other people worshiping. The sheer cruelty and cowardice of firing into a church full of children is absolutely incomprehensible.”

“Two young children, ages eight and 10, were killed where they sat in the pews. Their parents have been notified. Seventeen other people were injured, 14 of them being children,” O’Hara continued, adding that “the coward who fired these shots ultimately took his own life in the rear of the church.”

Mayor Jacob Frey commented on the tragedy, “There are no words that can capture the horror and the evil of this unspeakable act.

“We are a Minneapolis family. But to everybody out there, do not think of these as just somebody else’s kids. Those families are suffering immense pain right now. Think of this as if it were your own. Every one of us needs to be wrapping our arms around these families, giving them every ounce that we can muster,” he said.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, weighed in on the shooting, saying, “I’ve been briefed on a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School” and “I’m praying for our kids and teachers whose first week of school was marred by this horrific act of violence.”

A total of six children are being treated for injuries sustained in the shooting, according to Children’s Minnesota Hospital. Hennepin Healthcare also revealed that they are treating patients who were injured in the incident.