SAEDNEWS: Newly released search warrants in the Minneapolis Annunciation Church shooting show a large cache of weapons, ammunition and electronic material — and investigators say they are still probing videos and writings left by suspect Robin Westman as they seek a motive in the massacre that killed two children.
According to Saed News, search warrants filed by investigators detail dozens of recovered items after the Aug. 27 attack at Annunciation Catholic Church and School: three firearms (a rifle, shotgun and handgun), more than 100 rifle casings and multiple magazines, along with dozens of unused rounds and electronic devices recovered from the scene and residences tied to Robin Westman.
Police say officers recovered an AR-style rifle, a Mossberg shotgun and a semiautomatic pistol, plus at least 116 spent rifle casings and three shotgun shell casings at the scene; several magazines found on the ground contained live rounds.
Investigators are cataloging electronic storage devices, USBs and phones seized from the shooter’s van and residences; law-enforcement sources say videos and writings posted online — including hateful language and suicide references — are central to efforts to understand motive.
Warrants show a commercial van registered to Robin Westman’s father was at the scene and that searches were executed at multiple homes connected to the suspect; authorities say family members have cooperated with investigators.
Officials continue forensic testing of the roughly 100 items sent to the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and a Minneapolis police property report listing additional evidence; federal partners are assisting as the city seeks answers after the deaths of 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski.
