Minneapolis Shooting: Robin Westman – Victims & Injuries
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Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting: Two Children Killed, 17 Injured
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What Happened
Authorities are working to learn the motive of the shooter who fired into a Minneapolis Catholic school’s church during wednesday’s (August 27, 2025) Mass, killing two children and injuring 17 worshippers. The shooter has been identified as Robin Westman, 23, who was found dead in the parking lot from what authorities believe was a self-inflicted gunshot.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara stated that authorities were searching a vehicle in the parking lot believed to be the shooter’s, and also three associated residences in the area. They are also analyzing content that Westman allegedly scheduled to be released on YouTube, which has since been removed from the platform.
The FBI is investigating this shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics, officials said.
The shooter, armed with a rifle, shotgun, and pistol, approached the side of the church at annunciation Catholic School and shot thru the windows toward the children sitting in the pews during Mass just before 8:30 a.m. Mr. O’Hara reported that Westman used all three weapons and fired dozens of rounds. The shooter attempted to barricade the doors with a wooden plank on the side of the church where the shooting occurred.
Westman legally purchased the weapons, had no known criminal history, and acted alone, according to the chief.
Background of the Shooter
An August 2021 post on the Facebook page for the Church of the Annunciation celebrated the retirement of Mary Grace Westman after five years working there. A church newsletter from 2016 announced her hiring as a new administrative assistant in the buisness office and stated she was a member of Saint Agnes Church in St. Paul.
It is currently unclear if Robin Westman ever attended church, visited the grounds, or was enrolled in school at Annunciation. Attempts to reach Mary Grace Westman via phone and text message were unsuccessful on Wednesday afternoon. Reporters also attempted to contact the shooter’s father at his listed residence, but no one answered the door. Similarly, calls and texts to numbers associated with Robin Westman’s siblings went unanswered.
A spokesperson for the archdiocese declined to answer questions when approached at the church on Wednesday.
Federal Investigation and Potential Motives
Federal officials have referred to Westman as transgender. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemned anyone who would use the