Minneapolis Shooter 'Obsessed With The Idea Of Killing Children,' Officials Say

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A locked door was key to saving lives at the church, authorities said.
Lydia O'Connor Aug 28, 2025, 06:30 PM EDT



The shooter who killed two young children and injured 18 more people in a Minneapolis church on Wednesday was “obsessed with the idea of killing children,” expressed hate for people from many different backgrounds, and “idolized” other school shooters, authorities said at a press conference Thursday.

The alleged shooter, 23-year-old Robin Westman, left behind hundreds of pages of writings that reveal “pure, indiscriminate hate” toward various groups of people, including Black people, Mexicans, Christians, and Jews, said Joe Thompson, the acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota.


“In short, the shooter appeared to hate all of us,” Thompson concluded.

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Based on hundreds of pieces of evidence collected after executing four search warrants, authorities know the shooter “idolized some of the most notorious school shooters and mass murderers in our country’s history,” Thompson said. O’Hara described it as a “deranged fascination with previous mass shootings.”...............

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