_WHAT’S HAPPENING_
A gunman opened fire on a back-to-school Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, killing two children and injuring 17 others.
The transgender-identifying shooter, 23-year-old Robin Westman, formerly Robert Westman, posted a video online detailing plans in a handwritten journal.
His manifesto revealed an obsession with mass shooters, especially the Sandy Hook killer. The video he posted showed writings on his massive collection of guns, such as "Kill Donald Trump,” “Where is your God?”, “6 million wasn’t enough” (referring to the Holocaust), and “Israel must fall.”
_THE FACTS_
Westman murdered two children, aged eight and ten, and injured 17 others, including 14 children.
His mother worked at the school until her retirement in 2021.
He used a rifle, shotgun, and pistol, firing dozens of rounds from outside through stained-glass windows.
Police confirmed he died by suicide and was not previously known to them.
In 2023, Catholic and independent school leaders warned Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) of an “urgent and critical need” for security funding at nonpublic schools.
Despite an $18 billion state surplus, the security funding was not approved.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D), in a press conference following the shooting, condemned offering prayers for the victims and raced to defend transgenderism.
Frey specifically warned against blaming the transgender community.
The shooter’s writings included violent ramblings in both English and Russian, with detailed plans to maximize casualties.
The shooter had a human-shaped shooting target with an image of Jesus on the face.
The FBI is investigating the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics.
_INSIGHTS_
The transgender movement has lost ground in America, both politically and culturally. 27 states currently ban sex change surgeries for children, up significantly from just a decade ago. Now, it is producing individuals who lash out with violence and rage, increasingly against Christians.
In fact, The Washington Post’s school shooting database shows that, excluding accidents, gang violence, and police shootings, there have been four mass school shootings since 2023 — and two (50 percent) of the perpetrators identified as transgender.
The last one — the Covenant Christian school in Nashville — also involved an unhinged transgender shooter; a clear example of what happens when radical and false delusions are affirmed and left unchecked.
