Minneapolis Church Shooting 2 children killed.

[Skatastrophy]

Minneapolis mayor gets it

[wadesworld]

Minneapolis mayor gets it

He does, but...

We've seen passionate speeches from politicians after school shootings before yet...

[Jay Bee]

Frey is a pandering tool. This city is a cesspool.

[The Lens]

Frey is a pandering tool. This city is a cesspool.

No it's not.  It has isolated violence here and there like every other city / metwro plex / small town / village in America.

My family was in the Twin Cities this summer for volleyball and college visits.  It was sensational.  Didn't feel an ounce unsafe.

[wadesworld]

The tough guys with big guns are complete wusses when they talk about bigger cities, homelessness, etc.  Scared of everything.

[Jay Bee]

No it's not.  It has isolated violence here and there like every other city / metwro plex / small town / village in America.

My family was in the Twin Cities this summer for volleyball and college visits.  It was sensational.  Didn't feel an ounce unsafe.

False. Nice that you had some pleasant visits, but the city is done. I've been here.

[Uncle Rico]

The tough guys with big guns are complete wusses when they talk about bigger cities, homelessness, etc.  Scared of everything.

No one softer than the big babies afraid of cities

[tower912]

Meh.  I was more worried about being attacked by bears in Alaska than I was worried about crime walking the streets of DC, Baltimore, NYC, Chicago, Detroit over the last 18 months.

#sackupbuttercup

[NCMUFan]

Shooter Robin Westman.  Formerly Robert Westman.  Information provided by Chat GPT.
Here's what is known so far about Robin M. Westman (formerly Robert Paul Westman), the individual responsible for the tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025:

Personal Background

Name & Identity

Born Robert Paul Westman on June 17, 2002, in Richfield, Minnesota.
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The Washington Post
ABC News

Changed name to Robin M. Westman in January 2020 (application filed at age 17) to reflect her female gender identity.
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Wikipedia
ABC News

Family & Community Ties

Grew up in Richfield, Minn.
https://www.kttc.com
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Attended Annunciation Catholic School, graduating in 2017.
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Her mother, Mary (or Mary Grace) Westman, worked as a parish secretary at Annunciation from around 2016 until her retirement in 2021.
New York Post
The Times
Wikipedia
https://www.kttc.com

Criminal History

Authorities report no significant prior criminal history for Westman.
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Wikipedia

The Shooting & Preceding Manifesto

Incident Summary

On August 27, 2025, around 8:30 a.m. CDT, Westman attacked during a school-wide Mass at Annunciation Catholic School—firing through stained-glass windows with a rifle, shotgun, and pistol.
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People.com
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Victims: Two children (ages 8 and 10) were killed. Seventeen others—including students and elderly parishioners—were wounded. Westman died by a self-inflicted gunshot at the scene.
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People.com
Wikipedia

Manifesto & Online Activity

Westman posted disturbing videos to YouTube hours before the attack, including:

A narrated walkthrough of a handwritten notebook (some pages in Cyrillic) containing violent fantasies, plans, and schematics.

A second video showcasing her weapons, with magazines labeled phrases like "for the children" and "kill Donald Trump."
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People.com
Wikipedia

The notebook entries revealed:

Deep admiration for past mass shooters (e.g., Adam Lanza of Sandy Hook) and explicit fantasies about terrorism and violence.
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Hate-filled, antisemitic content—referencing "Zionist Jews," stating desires to kill Jewish people, along with broader extremist and political themes.
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The FBI is investigating the shooting as a domestic terrorism incident and potential hate crime, particularly given the anti-Catholic tone and extremist content of the manifesto.

[wadesworld]

Is it the same people that said people were welcome to move out of the country if they don't like the results of an election the same people that are calling for the National Guard to be called in to clean up their cities that are "done?"

[tower912]

Shooter Robin Westman.  Formerly Robert Westman.  Information provided by Chat GPT.
Here's what is known so far about Robin M. Westman (formerly Robert Paul Westman), the individual responsible for the tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025:

Personal Background

Name & Identity

Born Robert Paul Westman on June 17, 2002, in Richfield, Minnesota.
Wikipedia
The Washington Post
ABC News

Changed name to Robin M. Westman in January 2020 (application filed at age 17) to reflect her female gender identity.
The Washington Post
Wikipedia
ABC News

Family & Community Ties

Grew up in Richfield, Minn.
https://www.kttc.com
Wikipedia

Attended Annunciation Catholic School, graduating in 2017.
New York Post
Wikipedia

Her mother, Mary (or Mary Grace) Westman, worked as a parish secretary at Annunciation from around 2016 until her retirement in 2021.
New York Post
The Times
Wikipedia
https://www.kttc.com

Criminal History

Authorities report no significant prior criminal history for Westman.
The Washington Post
New York Post
Wikipedia

The Shooting & Preceding Manifesto

Incident Summary

On August 27, 2025, around 8:30 a.m. CDT, Westman attacked during a school-wide Mass at Annunciation Catholic School—firing through stained-glass windows with a rifle, shotgun, and pistol.
The Guardian
People.com
Wikipedia

Victims: Two children (ages 8 and 10) were killed. Seventeen others—including students and elderly parishioners—were wounded. Westman died by a self-inflicted gunshot at the scene.
The Guardian
People.com
Wikipedia

Manifesto & Online Activity

Westman posted disturbing videos to YouTube hours before the attack, including:

A narrated walkthrough of a handwritten notebook (some pages in Cyrillic) containing violent fantasies, plans, and schematics.

A second video showcasing her weapons, with magazines labeled phrases like "for the children" and "kill Donald Trump."
New York Post
+1
People.com
Wikipedia

The notebook entries revealed:

Deep admiration for past mass shooters (e.g., Adam Lanza of Sandy Hook) and explicit fantasies about terrorism and violence.
New York Post
+1

Hate-filled, antisemitic content—referencing "Zionist Jews," stating desires to kill Jewish people, along with broader extremist and political themes.
New York Post
+1

The FBI is investigating the shooting as a domestic terrorism incident and potential hate crime, particularly given the anti-Catholic tone and extremist content of the manifesto.

Yep.  A deeply troubled soul who acted out their pain and alienation with guns.  Same old story.   

[Uncle Rico]

Yep.  A deeply troubled soul who acted out their pain and alienation with guns.  Same old story.   

Do thoughts and prayers stop gun violence
 
ChatGPT said:
"Thoughts and prayers" alone do not stop gun violence.

They may offer emotional support and show solidarity with victims, but they do not address the root causes or change the conditions that lead to gun violence. Meaningful reduction in gun violence generally requires:

Policy changes (e.g. background checks, safe storage laws, red flag laws)
Community-based programs
Mental health support
Improved law enforcement practices
Addressing systemic inequality and poverty

The phrase "thoughts and prayers" is often criticized when it's used in place of concrete action, especially after mass shootings. Many see it as a symbolic gesture that lacks follow-through.

[MU82]

Shooter isn't a thug or low-IQ or violent. He's white, so it was a mental-health thing.

But don't ask why we're cutting mental-health funding by billions of dollars.

[Jay Bee]

Shooter isn't a thug or low-IQ or violent. He's white, so it was a mental-health thing.

But don't ask why we're cutting mental-health funding by billions of dollars.

Stop misgendering her

[Uncle Rico]

Stop misgendering her

She went to a Catholic school, so she was probably abused by a priest.  It's a pretty sick cult.

[tower912]

Probably traumatized by super-annuated sexually confused 12 year olds who still make gay jokes and think they are funny.

[Pakuni]

The tough guys with big guns are complete wusses when they talk about bigger cities, homelessness, etc.  Scared of everything.

https://x.com/3YearLetterman/status/1958708036660293869

[Pakuni]

We've got a white guy who flirted with transitioning, who was also an antisemitic Nazi sympathizer, who was also obsessed with mass shooters, who also somehow got a hold of an arsenal of guns despite all the above.

Everybody wins!*


*Except for the dead kids, who are secondary to the issue

[tower912]

Wasn't a criminal until the first trigger was pulled.

[Uncle Rico]

We've got a white guy who flirted with transitioning, who was also an antisemitic Nazi sympathizer, who was also obsessed with mass shooters, who also somehow got a hold of an arsenal of guns despite all the above.

Everybody wins!*


*Except for the dead kids, who are secondary to the issue

Dead kids have always been secondary to the issue.  That's been resolved for decades

[Shaka Shart]

The nihilism irony-meme driven violence culture is pretty concerning right now. I'm not sure many on here are familiar with it but it's irony poisoning to a terminal level where nihilistic violence based on "nothing matters anyway" furthers the meme. It's self perpetuating and each iteration adds another layer of copycat potential.

There's been multiple incidents in the past year driven by this insular hyperviolence fixated youth culture.

As you continue to dry up community and recreational opportunities along with continuing downward trending economic disparity, this is just gonna keep exponentially spreading. Social/economic Isolation is a big f***ing problem in the current young generation.

[Uncle Rico]

The nihilism irony-meme driven violence culture is pretty concerning right now. I'm not sure many on here are familiar with it but it's irony poisoning to a terminal level where nihilistic violence based on "nothing matters anyway" furthers the meme. It's self perpetuating and each iteration adds another layer of copycat potential.

There's been multiple incidents in the past year driven by this insular hyperviolence fixated youth culture.

As you continue to dry up community and recreational opportunities along with continuing downward trending economic disparity, this is just gonna keep exponentially spreading. Social/economic Isolation is a big f***ing problem in the current young generation.

Factory jobs and coal mining are coming back bigly, so that will help poors

[Pakuni]

The nihilism irony-meme driven violence culture is pretty concerning right now. I'm not sure many on here are familiar with it but it's irony poisoning to a terminal level where nihilistic violence based on "nothing matters anyway" furthers the meme. It's self perpetuating and each iteration adds another layer of copycat potential.

There's been multiple incidents in the past year driven by this insular hyperviolence fixated youth culture.

As you continue to dry up community and recreational opportunities along with continuing downward trending economic disparity, this is just gonna keep exponentially spreading. Social/economic Isolation is a big f***ing problem in the current young generation.

Fear not, Mark Zuckerberg is going to fix this problem he helped perpetuate by giving isolated kids AI friends.

[Uncle Rico]

https://bsky.app/profile/dieworkwear.bsky.social/post/3lxg3mpiqek2q

[Jay Bee]

How old was reeko when ze was allowed to "switch" ze's sex?