Shooter at Catholic Church in Minnesota Identified by FBI

FBI Director Kash Patel said the shooting is being investigated as a hate crime against Catholics.

Police and first responders work at the scene of a shooting near Annunciation Church and Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minneosta, on August 27, 2025. US police responded Wednesday morning to a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, with officials saying that the shooter had been "contained." Local media, citing police sources, reported that the shooter was dead. (Photo by Tom BAKER / AFP) Photo by TOM BAKER/AFP via Getty Images

The person who fired shots at a Catholic church and school in Minnesota on Aug. 27 was a transgender individual, the FBI announced.

“The shooter has been identified as Robin Westman, a male born as Robert Westman,” FBI Director Kash Patel said on X.