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 after they shot up a church, killing 2 youngsters and injuring 18 different individuals, in line with courtroom 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 line with police. The shooter used all three lethal weapons to shoot by home windows of the church through which adults and youngsters 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 mentioned Westman, donning physique armor, fired a complete of 116 rifle pictures and three shotgun rounds, abandoning 4 empty magazines from the Magpul rifle, together with a number of cartridges filled with reside rifle rounds.
Cops additionally mentioned three 9mm magazines have been recovered from the scene and one reside 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 pictures of racist and antisemitic remarks scrawled on gun cartridges.
FBI Director Kash Patel issued an announcement, referring to the shooter as “a male born as Robert Westman.”
CNN obtained courtroom information, which acknowledged Westman’s mom filed to legally change Robert’s title to Robin in 2019. The case choose signed off, declaring Westman “identifies as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification.”
