SAEDNEWS: A gunman identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman opened fire at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis, killing two children and wounding 17 others; police say Westman’s mother previously worked as a parish secretary at the school.
According to SaedNews, a gunman identified by police as 23-year-old Robin Westman opened fire through windows at Annunciation Catholic Church during a school Mass on August 27, 2025, killing two children and injuring 17 other worshippers and students before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Robin Westman murdered 2 students in the shooting
Police and federal investigators say Westman had ties to the parish: his mother, Mary Grace Westman, served as a parish secretary at Annunciation and retired in 2021, according to church postings and local reporting — a fact that has left the small community reeling and searching for answers about motive and warning signs.
Mary Grace Westman worked at the school where the shooting occurred
Federal authorities, including the FBI, are treating the attack as part of a widening criminal inquiry that could include domestic-terrorism or hate-crime strands as they examine the shooter’s online postings, purchases of weapons and other evidence recovered by investigators. Officials have not yet announced a motive.
Investigators say they found online videos and handwritten material linked to Westman that raised alarm — now the subject of forensic review as teams attempt to reconstruct planning and intent. Local leaders and clergy have urged calm and stressed that the community should avoid scapegoating any group as investigators proceed.
As the parish and wider Twin Cities community organize vigils and support for the injured and bereaved, public officials and law-enforcement leaders face renewed calls to address school safety, gun access and rapid threat-assessment — questions advocates say must be answered to prevent further tragedies.
