The suspect who shot and killed two children and hurt at least 17 others as they attended a Catholic mass during the first week of school in Minnesota was identified as a man claiming to be transgender, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the suspect — who was later named as 23-year-old Robert “Robin” Westman — was found dead in the back of the Annunciation Church parking lot from what authorities believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Wednesday morning. The coward who fired these shots ultimately took his own life,” O’Hara said, adding that authorities believe he was the sole shooter. “We are looking through information left behind to try and determine some type of motive.
O’Hara, who said the suspect didn’t have a known criminal history with police, also confirmed during a 4 p.m. news conference that authorities searched the church and found three other places in the area connected to the shooter, where additional guns were recovered. The police chief said the alleged assailant was armed with a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol, also noting that all the guns were purchased legally.
Noem described the accused shooter as a “degrand monster.”…. This deranged monster targeted our most vulnerable: young children praying in their first morning Mass of the school year. This deeply sick murderer scrawled the words ‘For the Children’ and ‘Where is your God?’ and ‘Kill Donald Trump’ on a rifle magazine,” Noem wrote on X.
This level of violence is unthinkable. Our deepest prayers are with the children, parents, families, educators, and Christians everywhere. We mourn with them, we pray for healing, and we will never forget them,” she added.
FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency is investigating the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics. O’Hara said authorities are aware of a manifesto the suspect scheduled to be released on YouTube ahead of the shooting. The chief said the video appeared to show the suspect at the scene, as well as some concerning writings.
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