Shooter kills two Minneapolis school children in Catholic church, wounds 17 others

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SHOWS: Two dead and 17 injured in a shooting at a Catholic school in the south end of Minneapolis on Wednesday (August 27), a U.S. Justice Department official said. (0160-USA-MINNEAPOLIS/SHOOTING)

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 27, 2025) (ABC Affiliate KSTP - No use USA. No archive.)

1. WOMAN HOLDING SMALL CHILD WALKING AWAY FROM SCHOOL STOPPING TO HUG CHILDREN AS SHE CRIES

A mother and daughter on the scene described moments of fear and confusion as the incident unfolded. Suzanne Garcia's daughter Clarissa is a fifth grader at the school. Clarissa described hearing "something really loud" and feeling scared. Suzanne said she was at work when she heard about the shooting, and raced to the scene looking for her daughter. (0168-USA-MINNEAPOLIS/SHOOTING -UPDATE)

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2. POLICE OUTSIDE ANNUNCIATION SCHOOL, WHERE SHOOTING OCCURRED

3. VARIOUS OF POLICE IN ROAD NEAR SCHOOL

4. MOTHER, SUZANNE GARCIA, AND DAUGHTER, CLARISSA GARCIA, WALKING DOWN SIDEWALK NEAR SCHOOL WITH OTHER FAMILIES IN THE BACKGROUND

5. GARCIA AND HER DAUGHTER CLARISSA IN INTERVIEW

6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FIFTH GRADER, CLARISSA GARCIA, WHO WAS AT SCHOOL WHEN THE SHOOTING OCCURRED, SAYING:

"So I was at church, and I heard something really loud. I thought it was fireworks in the church, and then I saw the shooting, and I was like 'Oh my gosh, I'm so scared.' And so a teacher led me downstairs to the preschool classroom, and so I went there. And me and my friend were just praying and praying and then we went outside, we were just waiting in there, and then, we went to somebody's house to be safe, and then we went to the F45 and then I saw my mom, and I was so happy. I was really glad that she was with me."

Online videos reviewed by Reuters show notes in which a person discusses feelings of depression and a desire to carry out a mass shooting. Names of previous school shooters are scrawled on a rifle magazine, along with a series of erratic and wide-ranging political complaints. (0218-USA-MINNEAPOLIS/SHOOTING-VIDEOS-NOTEBOOKS)

UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION (UNKNOWN DATE)(ROBIN WESTMAN VIA YOUTUBE - No resales. No archive)

7. SUSPECT'S HANDS OPENING UP A RED NOTEBOOK, INSIDE COLLAGES OF STICKERS AND HANDWRITING IN CYRILLIC SCRIPT

8. WHITE FLASH

9. PAGES OF HANDWRITING IN CYRILLIC SCRIPT WITH SOME RUSSIAN WORDS, PORTRAIT OF SANDY HOOK MASS SHOOTER ADAM LANZA, AUDIO OF SUSPECT WHISPERING, SUSPECT'S HANDS

10. WHITE FLASH

11. PAGES OF HANDWRITING IN CYRILLIC SCRIPT WITH SOME RUSSIAN WORDS, SUSPECT WHISPERING

12. WHITE FLASH

13. SUSPECT'S HANDS TURNING PAGES OF HANDWRITING IN CYRILLIC SCRIPT WITH SOME RUSSIAN WORDS, PERSON WHISPERING AND SWEARING "Fucking (INAUDIBLE). Fuck. Sick fuck. Sick fuck. I fall apart. I break and I die. (INAUDIBLE) and die."

Online videos reviewed by Reuters show weapons and ammunition laid out on a bed. Names of previous school shooters are scrawled on a rifle magazine, along with a series of erratic and wide-ranging political complaints. (0238-USA-MINNEAPOLIS/SHOOTING-VIDEOS-WEAPONS)

UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION (UNKNOWN DATE) (ROBIN WESTMAN VIA YOUTUBE - NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE)

14. SUSPECT WITH BULLETS IN HAND SAYING (English): "This message brought to you by Blackrock and Exxon Mobile. Sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon"

15. WHITE FLASH

16. SUSPECT PLACING BLACK BULLETS IN PLACEHOLDER AND SAYING (English): "Tomorrow... I'm sorry to my family but that's it, that's the only people that I'm sorry to. Fuck those kids."

17. SUSPECT SHOWING CARTRIDGE READING: "For the children" AND "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

18. WHITE FLASH

19. SUSPECT SHOWING CARTRIDGE READING: "Kill Donald Trump" AND "RIP & TEAR" / SUSPECT SHOWING SIDE WITH TEXT READING: "Sponsored by Blackrock" AND "Killer Sadist" / OTHER SIDE READING: "THE BIG ONE"

20. WHITE FLASH

21. SUSPECT TAKING PISTOL AND SAYING (English): "And this one is for me. In case I need it."

A law enforcement source confirmed to Reuters that videos were posted on YouTube by the suspect in a shooting at a Minnneapolis Catholic school on Wednesday (August 27). The videos have since been removed. (0259-USA-MINNEAPOLIS/SHOOTING-SELFIES)

UNKNOWN LOCATION (UNKNOWN DATE) (ROBIN WESTMAN VIA YOUTUBE - No Resales. No Archive.) (MUTE)

22. STILL IMAGE FROM VIDEO THAT A LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCE HAS CONFIRMED TO REUTERS WAS POSTED BY ROBIN WESTMAN, THE MINNEAPOLIS CHURCH SHOOTING SUSPECT

23. WHITE FLASH

24. STILL IMAGE FROM VIDEO THAT A LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCE HAS CONFIRMED TO REUTERS WAS POSTED BY ROBIN WESTMAN, THE MINNEAPOLIS CHURCH SHOOTING SUSPECT

25. WHITE FLASH

26. STILL IMAGE FROM VIDEO THAT A LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCE HAS CONFIRMED TO REUTERS WAS POSTED BY ROBIN WESTMAN, THE MINNEAPOLIS CHURCH SHOOTING SUSPECT

27. WHITE FLASH

28. STILL IMAGE FROM VIDEO THAT A LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCE HAS CONFIRMED TO REUTERS WAS POSTED BY ROBIN WESTMAN, THE MINNEAPOLIS CHURCH SHOOTING SUSPECT

Two children were killed and 17 other people were wounded on Wednesday (August 27) at a Minneapolis Catholic school when a shooter dressed in black opened fire on students attending Mass on the third day of school, authorities said. (0251-USA-MINNEAPOLIS/SHOOTING-BRIEFING-UPDATE)

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29. VARIOUS OF MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ SHAKING HANDS AND HUGGING OFFICIALS

30. WALZ WALKING TO MICROPHONE (NOT A SOUNDBITE)

31. WHITE FLASH

32. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MINNESOTA GOVERNOR, TIM WALZ, SAYING:

"And we often come to these and say: 'These unspeakable tragedies or there's no words for this.' There shouldn't be words for these types of incidents because they should not happen. And there's no words that are going to ease the pain of the families today. On behalf of all the people of Minnesota, our deepest sympathies, a wish that any of these words would make what you're feeling now better, but it won't.''

33. MINNEAPOLIS POLICE CHIEF BRIAN O'HARA WALKING TO MICROPHONE

34. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MINNEAPOLIS POLICE CHIEF, BRIAN O'HARA, SAYING:

"At this point, we know we have a total of 19 victims from this tragedy. Two were young children, ages eight and ten, that were sitting in the pews at mass when they were shot and killed. They were pronounced deceased on the scene. There were another 14 children between the ages of six and 15 that were injured by gunfire. There were also three adults in their eighties that were parishioners here attending mass that were also shot in this incident.''

35. WHITE FLASH

36. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MINNEAPOLIS POLICE CHIEF, BRIAN O'HARA, SAYING:

"The coward that shot these victims took his own life in the rear of the church. That coward has been identified as 23 year old Robin Westman. No prior criminal history. As to the weapons used to perpetrate this horrific attack, it was a rifle, a shotgun and a pistol. All three had been lawfully purchased by the shooter."

Police remained on the scene with a heavy presence Wednesday afternoon (August 27) after two children were killed and 17 other people were wounded at a Minneapolis Catholic school. (0241-USA-MINNEAPOLIS/SHOOTING-SCENE-UPDATE)

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37. VARIOUS OF POLICE WORKING ON SHOOTING SCENE BEHIND YELLOW TAPE ON STREET

38. POLICE BEHIND YELLOW TAPE ON STREET, POLICE CARS AND OTHER VEHICLES PARKED

39. TEAM OF INVESTIGATORS UNDER THE SHADE NEXT TO POLICE VEHICLE BEHIND YELLOW TAPE

40. ONLOOKERS AND MEDIA WATCHING CORDONED AREA FROM BEHIND YELLOW TAPE

White House flags were lowered to half-staff on Wednesday (August 27) after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to honor the victims of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting. (0221-USA-MINNEAPOLIS/SHOOTING-WHITE HOUSE FLAGS)

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41. VARIOUS OF WHITE HOUSE FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF FOR MINNEAPOLIS SHOOTING VICTIMS

"Incomprehensible” - Police chief says Minneapolis gunman shot through church windows towards children. (0174-USA-MINNEAPOLIS/SHOOTING-BRIEFING)

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42. MAYOR OF MINNEAPOLIS JACOB FREY, CHIEF OF POLICE BRIAN O'HARA, AND OTHER OFFICIALS APPROACHING MICROPHONE

43. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MINNEAPOLIS CHIEF OF POLICE, BRIAN O'HARA, SAYING:

"During the mass, a gunman approached on the outside on the side of the building and began firing a rifle through the church windows towards the children sitting in the pews at the mass. Shooting through the windows, he struck children and worshippers that were inside the building. The shooter was armed with a rifle, a shotgun, a pistol. This was a deliberate act of violence against innocent children and other people worshiping the sheer cruelty and cowardice of firing into a church full of children is absolutely incomprehensible.”

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (August 27) posted on social media that he was monitoring a shooting situation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and that the FBI was on the scene. (0163-USA-MINNEAPOLIS/SHOOTING-TRUMP)

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44. POST FROM THE TRUTH SOCIAL ACCOUNT OF U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP READING: "I have been fully briefed on the tragic shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The FBI quickly responded and they are on the scene. The White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation. Please join me in praying for everyone involved!"