Taylor Swift ‘in shock’ after stabbing rampage at English children’s dance class celebrating her music leaves three dead and more injured

Rob Picheta and Jessie Gretener, CNN

(CNN) — Taylor Swift has said she is “completely successful shock” aft a stabbing attack astatine a creation people celebrating nan US singer’s euphony successful Southport, England near 3 children dormant and others injured.

The vocalist wrote connected Instagram that “the scary of yesterday’s onslaught successful Southport is washing complete maine continuously, and I’m conscionable wholly successful shock.”

“The nonaccomplishment of life and innocence, and nan horrendous trauma inflicted connected everyone
who was there, nan families, and first responders,” she added. “These were conscionable small kids astatine a creation class.”

The rampage has stunned Britain and near constabulary quickly attempting to found why specified an unusually devastating incident took spot successful nan nation, wherever weapon ownership is heavy restricted but weapon crime has been described arsenic a “national crisis.”

A 17-year-old was arrested astatine nan segment connected “suspicion of execution and attempted murder.

“I americium astatine a complete nonaccomplishment for really to ever convey my sympathies to these families,” Swift wrote successful her Instagram post.

Two children died connected Monday, and connected nan pursuing day, Merseyside Police said a 3rd kid had died.

A constabulary connection said: “The nine-year-old woman died successful infirmary successful nan early hours of this morning, Tuesday, 30 July. We tin corroborate that nan children who died yesterday were girls aged six and 7 years.

“Eight different children suffered stab wounds sustained during nan attack, and 5 of them are successful a captious condition. Two adults are besides successful a captious information aft being injured during nan incident.”

Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said constabulary understand nan attacker walked into nan premises equipped pinch a weapon and started to onslaught nan children.

“We judge that nan adults who were injured were bravely trying to protect nan children who were being attacked,” she said astatine a news convention connected Monday evening.

King Charles III and his wife, Queen Camilla besides they were “profoundly shocked” by nan incident connected Monday.

“My woman and I person been profoundly shocked to perceive of nan utterly horrific incident successful Southport,” King Charles said successful a connection shared connected nan royal family charismatic societal media channels connected Monday.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer besides responded to nan events, saying successful a clip shared pinch broadcasters that nan “whole country” has been near “deeply shocked astatine what they’ve seen” successful Southport.

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