The news out of Minnesota is horrific: Two young children, ages 8 and 10, have been killed, shot in the pews where they were praying during mass at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning. Seventeen others are injured, with 14 of those also being children.
READ MORE: Breaking: Mass Shooting at a K-8 Minnesota Catholic School, Suspect Reportedly Dead
The gunman, who shot through windows into the church, appears to have taken his own life in the parking lot. Immediately, the questions come: Who did this? And why?
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the gunman was identified as a male in his 20s. Now, additional details have emerged, based on social media posts.
Warning: Viewer discretion advised.
🚨BREAKING: YouTube just WIPED the account "Robin W," who many are speculating is Robin Westman, the alleged Minnesota Catholic Church/School shooter.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 27, 2025
The channel uploaded two manifesto-style videos this morning.
They are threaded below.
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It is important to note that these details have not yet been confirmed by law enforcement officials. However, the reports indicate that the alleged gunman may be Robin Westman. Minnesota court records purportedly pertaining to Westman indicate that he was born in 2002, and previously was known as Robert Westman, but sought and was granted a legal name change in 2020. The records also indicate Westman, then still a minor, "identifies as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification."
Minnesota court records confirm that Robin Westman, formally known as Robert Westman, identified as a woman.
— Harrison Krank (@HarrisonKrank) August 27, 2025
This name change was legally granted in 2020 pic.twitter.com/bf3FiNB2Q2
As noted in the above tweet from Townhall, a YouTube account belonging to "Robin W" uploaded two different manifesto-style videos on Wednesday morning.
The first video runs over 20 minutes and pages through a notebook, which includes dated entries, beginning in May of 2025 and continuing through August 21, 2025, then flipping through multiple blank pages as a male voice mutters in the background. There are two pages with drawings toward the end of the notebook — the latter of which appears to be a church sanctuary, which the individual filming then points to emphatically before appearing to stab it with a knife. He concludes the video by pointing out a list of bands he likes, then says, "That's all I do: I fall, I break, and I die."
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 27, 2025
The second video is shorter, at just shy of 11 minutes. Multiple screenshots from it are included in the above tweet thread. These include weapons with writing on them, including:
- "Release the List!"
- "6 million wasn't enough"
- "Kill Trump Now!"
- "McVeigh"
- "ISRAEL MUST FALL"
- "Like a Phoenix we rise from the ashes."
This is a developing story. RedState will provide additional updates as they become available.
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