Annunciation Catholic Church shooting

On the morning of August 27, 2025, a mass shooting happened at the Church of the Annunciation in the Windom neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The attack took place during a planned Mass at the school attended by the students and faculty of the school.

The shooter killed two people, injured eighteen others, and died by suicide. Two children were killed; those injured were fifteen children and three senior citizens.

 Perpetrator 
The shooter was 23-year-old Robin M. Westman, who had no criminal history, and had made videos, and a manifesto talking about the event days prior. At one point Westman identified as transgender.

 Reactions 
President Donald Trump ordered U.S. flags be flown at half-staff nationwide through August 31, 2025. At a news conference, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey criticized the use of "thoughts and prayers" instead of gun control.

References

Category:August 2025 events
Category:2025 mass shootings in the United States
Category:Attacks on churches
Category:Attacks on religious buildings and structures in the United States