FBI: Minneapolis School Shooting a Hate Crime
A school shooting in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 17 others injured is being investigated as a hate crime targeting Catholics, according to the FBI. “The FBI is investigating this shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics,” FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed in a post on X. The two victims, aged eight and ten, were killed when the attacker opened fire through the windows of Annunciation Church on Wednesday morning while children were attending Mass to mark the start of the school term. Police later identified the attacker as 23-year-old Robin Westman, who died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities are still working to determine his motive. The violence has left the community reeling. A steady stream of mourners visited the church on Wednesday night, leaving flowers and paying tribute […]
