August 28, 2025
A tragic shooting occurred at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis when 23-year-old Robin Westman fired dozens of shots through the windows during a worship service attended by schoolchildren, killing two children aged 8 and 10 and injuring seventeen others. The FBI is investigating the incident as "an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics," with evidence suggesting Westman had planned the attack for more than a month, including detailed notes written partly in Cyrillic. Westman, who died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, left behind a "manifesto" timed to publish on YouTube and notebooks revealing extensive planning, while officials confirmed the suspect acted alone and lacked an extensive criminal history.
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