US_ Shooter at Catholic Church in Minnesota Identified by FBI

THE EPOCH TIMES 

Shooter at Catholic Church in Minnesota Identified by FBI 

FBI Director Kash Patel said the shooting is being investigated as a hate crime against Catholics.

Police and first responders work at the scene of a shooting near Annunciation Church and Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minneosta, on August 27, 2025. US police responded Wednesday morning to a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, with officials saying that the shooter had been "contained." Local media, citing police sources, reported that the shooter was dead. (Photo by Tom BAKER / AFP) Photo by TOM BAKER/AFP via Getty Images 

Zachary Stieber 
Senior Reporter 
& 
Jacob Burg 
8/27/2025|Updated: 8/27/2025 


The person who fired shots at a Catholic church and school in Minnesota on Aug. 27 was a transgender individual, the FBI announced. 

“The shooter has been identified as Robin Westman, a male born as Robert Westman,” FBI Director Kash Patel said on X. 

The shooting at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis left two children dead, two others in critical condition, and still others wounded, authorities said earlier Wednesday. All of the injured are expected to survive from a “range of injuries,” according to law enforcement. 

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told reporters in a briefing that the shooter killed himself.

Westman utilized a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol in the attack and donned black clothing, the police chief said. 

O’Hara also said that authorities had located a smoke bomb, or a firework that would release smoke, but had not found any explosives. Investigators are also analyzing additional firearms found at three residential locations related to Westman, O’Hara said. 

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