- Robin Westman, a 23-year-old transgender individual, killed two children and wounded 18 others, including 14 children, at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025, before dying by suicide. The attack involved firing through the church’s stained-glass windows during a morning Mass.
- In a YouTube-posted manifesto, Westman expressed regret over transitioning, writing, “I am tired of being trans, I wish I never brain-washed myself,” and detailed struggles with gender identity, alongside a fascination with mass shooters like Adam Lanza. The manifesto included antisemitic and racist remarks, with phrases like “Jew gas” and “kill Donald Trump” scrawled on weapons.
- Westman, a former student at the school, planned the attack meticulously, sketching the church’s layout and expressing a desire to target children. The shooter’s mother had worked at the school until 2021, and Westman had no prior criminal record. Read More
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