Minnesota Catholic Church Shooter Left Chilling Message For Trump
The shooter who stormed a Catholic school in Minneapolis this week, murdering two children and injuring at least 17 others, has been identified as a transgender individual who once attended the same school. Authorities say the attacker left behind a chilling trail of online videos, writings, and coded notes, including the words “kill Donald Trump” scrawled on gun magazines.
The assailant, Robin Westman—a biological male born Robert Westman—opened fire during a back-to-school Mass inside Annunciation Catholic School at approximately 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Westman, 23, had previously graduated from the school in 2017.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara confirmed that just hours before the assault, Westman uploaded a series of disturbing videos to YouTube. According to the New York Post, one 20-minute recording showed a handwritten manifesto composed partly in a crude code blending Cyrillic characters with English phonetics.
In those writings, Westman expressed admiration for the Sandy Hook killer, fantasizing about “being that scary horrible monster standing over those powerless kids.”
Court records reveal that Westman petitioned at age 17 to legally change his name, claiming transgender identity. A judge approved the request in January 2020. But later entries in his writings suggest he had grown conflicted about his self-identification.
“I don’t want to dress girly all the time but I guess sometimes I really like it. I know I am not a woman but I definitely don’t feel like a man,” he wrote.
Another disturbing entry linked his gender confusion directly to the massacre he was plotting: “I really like my outfit. I look pretty, smart and modest. I think I want to wear something like this for my shooting.”
The manifesto reveals Westman carefully selected Annunciation Catholic School as his target, citing its combination of “easy attack form and devastating tragedy.” One entry added: “I want to avoid any parents, but pre and post school drop off.”
Another line described a plan to strike children during recess before moving inside the church to continue killing. Westman sketched a church interior, stabbed the drawing with a knife, and muttered the words “kill myself” on video.
His mother, Mary Grace Westman, previously worked as the school’s secretary until her 2021 retirement.
In another video ominously titled “So long and thanks for all the fish,” Westman flipped through notebooks filled with rambling entries, weapon schematics, and coded language. Smoke drifted across the screen as he laughed and coughed.
“I have had thoughts about mass murder for a long time,” one entry read. “I am very conflicted with writing this journal. I need to get my thoughts out without getting on a watchlist haha!”
The materials also revealed a disturbing mix of political radicalism and antisemitism. Among the evidence: a trans pride flag sticker with the words “Defend equality” plastered next to a black AK-47 decal.
The Minneapolis massacre underscores a growing concern across America: the intersection of violent extremism, mental health crises, and radical identity politics. That this tragedy unfolded in a Catholic school, with children deliberately targeted, adds another layer of horror to a nation already shaken by attacks on both faith and family.
President Donald J. Trump has repeatedly called for stronger measures to protect schools, churches, and children from politically radicalized violence—a warning that grows more urgent in light of this attack.