School shooting designated domestic terror; suspect may have held antisemitic views

FBI Director Kash Patel says a deadly school shooting in Minneapolis is being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics.

Patel identifies the attacker as Robin Westman, who public records show to be a 23-year-old resident of the area. Court records show Westman’s name was changed from Robert Westman in 2020 on the grounds that they identified as female.

Officials say the shooter did not have an extensive criminal history and note they are trying to identify a motive.

According to the Anti-Defamation League, an unverified video purportedly filmed by the attacker shows several anti-Israel and antisemitic slogans written on guns they used.

Authorities say they found a smoke bomb at the scene and were searching a vehicle in the parking lot.

Public records show Westman’s mother, Mary Westman, had worked as an administrative assistant at Annunciation Church.