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A former student opened fire at a Minneapolis Catholic school Mass, killing two children and injuring 18. The shooter, identified as Robin Westman, died by suicide. The attack is being investigated as a hate crime.
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Shooting at Minneapolis School What We Know About the Minnesota Catholic School Shooting The attack on a back-to-school Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church killed two children and injured 18 others. Investigators said the shooterβs writings and videos reflected violent obsessions. By Anushka Patil, Talya Minsberg and Andy Newman Published Aug. 27, 2025Updated Aug. 29, 2025, 8:07 a.m. ET An assailant on Wednesday fired through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis, killing an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old and injuring 18 other people, including 15 children, the police said. The attacker then died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Minneapolis police chief, Brian OβHara, said. The authorities identified the attacker as Robin Westman, 23, who once attended the school at the church, Annunciation Catholic Church, officials said. Law enforcement officers said they recovered hundreds of pieces of evidence connected with the shooter. In recent months, the assailant vis...
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