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The Minnesota Star Tribune reviewed court and police documents, hundreds of pages of Westman’s writings and reached out to more than 50 former neighbors, classmates, coworkers and family members in an effort to understand her murderous intent. The evidence suggests someone struggling to find her place in the world. Her home life became less stable after her parents divorced when …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Minneapolis  —  On late-August mornings in the Windom neighborhood, the soundscape is usually familiar and comforting. Cicadas buzz, sparrows dart between yards, neighbors trade easy greetings across tidy sidewalks and the Annunciation Catholic Church’s bells peal across southwest Minneapolis, calling parishioners to Mass as they have for more than a century. For generations, the church and …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The bad news began in the early days of summer and has never seemed to end in this corner of the Upper Midwest. There was the deadly attack on state politicians in the Minneapolis suburbs. The gunfire that erupted during a gathering at a popular city picnic spot, leaving one person dead and five injured. On Tuesday …

MINNEAPOLIS — While a motive in the Annunciation Catholic School mass shooting remains under investigation, police said they’ve confirmed that Robin Westman, the 23-year-old suspect, had attended the school, and Westman’s mother previously worked in the parish. Police determined that Westman “harbored a whole lot of hate towards a wide variety of people and groups of people,” and also “had …

Minneapolis mourns kids killed at Annunciation Catholic School as officials seek motive  MPR News Minneapolis shooting live updates: 2 children killed, 17 injured at Catholic school; FBI investigating attack as hate crime  yahoo.com Girl shot in head at Minneapolis school asked bystander, ‘Please just hold my hand’  ABC News Robin Westman posted a manifesto on YouTube prior to Annunciation Church shooting  5 EYEWITNESS NEWS …

A police officer carries flowers outside the Annunciation Church’s school after the shooting on Wednesday in Minneapolis. Abbie Parr/AP hide caption toggle caption Abbie Parr/AP A shooter opened fire on a Minneapolis church filled with children and other worshippers during a Mass to mark the first week of school, killing two children and wounding 17 more people, authorities said. The …

Shooter who opened fire on Catholic school posted rambling videos  The Washington Post Live updates: Minneapolis mourns after shooter kills 2 children at Catholic school  CNN Minnesota officials share their grief after Wednesday school shooting  NPR Annunciation Church shooting: 2 children killed, 17 others hurt  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Robin Westman posted a manifesto on YouTube prior to Annunciation Church shooting  5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Source …

Today’s live updates have ended. Read what you missed below and find more coverage at apnews.com. A shooter opened fire Wednesday morning during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, killing two children and injuring 17 other people before dying by suicide, officials said. Police said 14 of the injured were children, with their ages ranging from 6 to 15, and …

Police chief says two children, ages eight and 10, killed when gunman opens fire during school Mass. Published On 27 Aug 202527 Aug 2025 Two children aged eight and 10 have been killed and 17 people injured when a gunman opened fire on schoolchildren attending Mass at a Catholic school in the United States, authorities say. The police chief of …

2 children killed in ‘horrific’ shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school  Politico Live updates: At least 2 children killed and 17 people injured in shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school Mass  CNN Minneapolis school shooting: what we know so far at a glance  The Guardian Robin Westman posted a manifesto on YouTube prior to Annunciation Church shooting  5 EYEWITNESS NEWS HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY …