Vice President Vance will visit Minneapolis on Wednesday following the shooting last week at Annunciation Catholic School.
Vance will be joined by second lady Usha Vance, and the couple will pay their respects to victims and “hold a series of private meetings to convey condolences to the families of those affected by the tragedy,” his office announced on Tuesday.
A shooter last week killed two students, aged 8 and 10, and injured 17 other people in an attack on a morning Mass at the Catholic school in southern Minneapolis.
Police identified the suspect as 23-year-old Robin Westman, who they said barricaded the church door during the shooting, then died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The vice president’s office didn’t say if he would be meeting with local officials on the ground. President Trump called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz following the shooting and ordered American flags to be flown at half-staff.
