Minneapolis Mass Shooter
Confirmed Up At Church With Heavy Artillery …
And Tons Of Ammo
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The Minneapolis mass shooter was armed with heavy artillery and wore tactical gear once they shot up a church, killing 2 youngsters and injuring 18 different folks, in response to court docket paperwork obtained by TMZ.
Robin Westman went on a bloody rampage Wednesday morning at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis with three high-powered firearms and wearing physique armor, the docs say.
Westman brandished a Taurus semi-automatic pistol, a Mossberg shotgun, and a semi-automatic rifle, in response to police. The shooter used all three lethal weapons to shoot by means of home windows of the church during which adults and kids have been praying within the pews. Westman took the lives of 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski whereas injuring 18 others — largely youngsters and some adults.
Police stated Westman, donning physique armor, fired a complete of 116 rifle photographs and three shotgun rounds, forsaking 4 empty magazines from the Magpul rifle, together with a number of cartridges stuffed with dwell rifle rounds.
Cops additionally stated three 9mm magazines have been recovered from the scene and one dwell spherical was discovered within the chamber of the Taurus semi-automatic, which apparently malfunctioned as Westman pulled the set off. Westman fatally shot themselves within the head with one of many weapons.
CNN
As well as, Westman penned an alleged manifesto that detailed a fascination with different notorious faculty shooters. Westman additionally reportedly wrote that they needed President Trump killed and displayed photographs of racist and antisemitic remarks scrawled on gun cartridges.
FBI Director Kash Patel issued a press release, referring to the shooter as “a male born as Robert Westman.”
CNN obtained court docket information, which acknowledged Westman’s mom filed to legally change Robert’s identify to Robin in 2019. The case decide signed off, mentioning Westman “identifies as a feminine and desires her identify to mirror that identification.”
