In Minneapolis, family members have identified the two students killed Wednesday when a shooter fired over 100 rounds through the window of a church at the Annunciation Catholic School, as children and other worshipers gathered for the first Mass of the new school year. Eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel loved his family, friends and “any sport he was allowed to play.” And 10-year-old Harper Moyski was described as a “bright, joyful, and deeply loved 10-year-old” who adored her big sister. Fifteen other children and three adults were wounded in the attack.

On Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was looking into psychiatric medications as a cause of mass shootings. He repeated the unsubstantiated claim in a Fox News interview.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “We’re launching studies on the potential contribution of some of the SSRI drugs and some of the other psychiatric drugs that might be contributing to violence.”

Kennedy’s comments drew backlash from Democratic lawmakers. Minnesota Senator Tina Smith wrote on social media, “I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do. Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.” On Thursday, elected officials gathered at Minneapolis City Hall to demand immediate action on gun control. This is Congressmember Ilhan Omar.

Rep. Ilhan Omar: “This is something that is simple, a simple ban to make sure people who should not have access to these weapons do not get them and then cause harm and trauma for generations to come in our communities. It is a simple ask.”