Who Was Annunciation School Shooting Suspect Robin Westman?
Violence In America,Church Shooting,Crime,Catholics,Gun Violence,Minneapolis,Minnesota
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The suspect in a mass shooting at the Annunciation Catholic Church school has been identified as Robin Westman, 23, by local news outlet KARE, citing law enforcement source.
Westman lived in Richfield, Minnesota and his mother worked in some capacity at the school, KARE reported.
According to the report, Westman applied to change his name from his birth name Robert to Robin in 2020 when he was 17.
The suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said during a press conference on Wednesday...
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