Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 04:59am on 29 Aug 2025,Friday International
Robin Westman, 23, killed two children and wounded 17 others at a Minneapolis Catholic church before taking his own life. In a manifesto posted on YouTube before the attack, Westman expressed regret about his gender transition, writing "I am tired of being trans, I wish I never brain-washed myself." His handwritten journal, encrypted in Russian Cyrillic script and English, detailed struggles with his appearance and transition decisions. Westman had attended the same parish school as a student in 2017, going by Robert then. Armed with three guns, he fired through stained-glass windows during Mass. Police Chief Brian O'Hara confirmed the shooter died by suicide at the church's rear.
