Minneapolis Shooter’s Mother Not Speaking to Police

The mother of Robin Westman has retained an attorney.

In the aftermath of the Annunciation Catholic Community school shooting in Minneapolis, people attend an interfaith prayer service at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis on Aug. 28, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The mother of the man who killed two children at a Minneapolis church and school and left 18 other people wounded is not speaking to authorities, the city’s police chief said on Aug. 28.

“We have not been successful in talking to the shooter’s mother yet at this time,” Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara told a briefing.