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Police are responding to a collective shooting at a Catholic school in Minsotis in Minnesota on Wednesday, killing two children and injuring 17 people.
According to law enforcement sources, a group of students of Minianpolis Catholic School in the morning have been identified as Robert or Robin Westman.
Sources said that the shooter would have used both names.
Court records suggest that a Miniapolis Kishore named Robert Westman had legally changed his name to Robin in 2019.
Shooting of Minnesota School, gunman killed 2 children, injuring 17 others during Catholic month
An official hugged a victim after a shooting report, who targeted a Catholic School on August 27, 2025 in Miniapolis. (Kmsp)
Robin M. Westman was earlier known as Robert Paul Westman, according to the court document, was filed by a mother named Mary Grace Westman.
“minor child [redacted] Identify as a woman and wants her name to reflect that identity, “she wrote at that time.
The name Mary Grace Westman also appeared on the school’s Facebook feed in 2021 – her retirement party was identified as the Parish Secretary.
She could not immediately reach for comment.
The distracted video posted by a person using Robin Westman was removed from YouTube after shooting, handwritten pages of a notebook, weapons with messages depicted on them, and whoever filmed them, commenting. The authenticity of the clip has not been confirmed by the authorities.
The attack took place at Announcement Catholic School on Wednesday morning, but the police have not identified any victim. He said that two children were killed. Officials said the shooter committed suicide after the Act.
Ten victims were taken to Henepene Healthcare, stating that he got an adult and six children and another adult and two more children in a critical condition from injuries that were not considered a threat to life.
Police said the attacker was wearing a male clothes and carrying a black rifle.
The relationship of the suspect for the school is also unknown, and it is not confirmed whether the suspect had any connection with any student or staff.
The children’s Minnesota Hospital said that six children are being treated after the shooting. The hospital will not share details about patients out of the honor of him and his loved ones.
Police said 17 people were injured, including 14 children. Two of the 17 injured are in critical condition.
President Donald Trump and other federal and state leaders have already commented on shooting. Trump confirmed that the FBI had initiated an inquiry.
After a shooting at Announcement Church, an officer with a Henpin County Sheriff Office, also a primary school home in Miniapolis, August 27, 2025. (Ben Brever/Reuters)
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The Miniapolis Police Department shared a message from the city of Miniapolis that confirmed that “there is no active threat to the community at this time,” and “the shooter is contained.”
Fox News’ Stephen Sorece, Kyle Schmidbire and Rachel Wolf contributed to this report.
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