Twenty-three-year-old Robin Westman, born Robert Westman, opened fire during morning mass at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, then shot himself at the scene. Two children, ages eight and ten, were killed; 14 children and three adults were injured. Weapons and ammunition bore explicit antisemitic messages including "Israel must fall," "Burn Israel," and "6 million wasn't enough," alongside threats and praise for mass killers such as "Kill Trump Now!" and "Thank God for Breivik." The Anti-Defamation League found writings praising killers across ideological lines and referencing other school shooters. The FBI is investigating the incident as domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics.
Westman wrote explicitly anti-Semitic remarks on the weapons, as well as threats against President Donald Trump. Israel must fall, Burn Israel, and 6 million wasn't enough a reference to the Holocaust were writing on some of the weapons and ammunition cartridges. Kill Trump Now! as well as Kill Donald Trump RIP & TEAR was also written on the weapons. Thank God for Breivik was written on another, a reference to neo-Nazi Anders Behring Breivik, who shot and killed over 70 people in Norway in 2011.
The Anti-Defamation League put out a statement on the images, noting, Preliminary research by the ADL Center on Extremism confirmed that writings on the guns used by the shooter during today's attack at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis include antisemitic and anti-Israel references; praise for mass killers across the ideological spectrum, including white supremacist, anti-Muslim and anti-government extremists; as well as other school shooters. Two notable names were Madison, Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow and Christchurch mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant, added the statement.
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