Who is Robin Westman? What we know about suspect in Minneapolis church shooting that left two children dead and 17 injured
Suspect in Minneapolis school shooting identified
- A shooting at Annunciation Catholic School church in Minneapolis resulted in the deaths of two children, aged 8 and 10, and injuries to 14 other children and three adults.
- The suspect, identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, was armed with a rifle, shotgun and a pistol and opened fire during morning Mass, before dying by suicide as law enforcement arrived.
- Police said she had no criminal history, and while the motive remains unclear, online videos and a manifesto linked to the shooter reveal an obsession with mass killers and neo-Nazi ideologies.
- Westman, whose mother worked at the school, barricaded doors and fired through stained-glass windows during the attack.
- Disturbing online content attributed to Westman included detailed plans of the church, weapons inscribed with names of other mass murderers, and references to killing Donald Trump and neo-Nazi sentiments.