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Shooting at a school in Minneapolis, who left two children, and 17 more victims are investigated as an anti -Catholic hatred crime, the FBI says.
“The FBI is investigating this shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and hate crimes,” FBI Director said in a report on X.
Two children aged 8 and 10 were killed when the attacker opened fire through the windows of the city switch on Wednesday when the children celebrated the Mass.
The attacker, who died at the site of a self-abstract wound, was later appointed by police 23-year-old Robin Westman.
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, was one of those who paid tribute to the young victims, saying he was “deeply upset” by the attack.
Police chief Brian O’Hara told reporters: “It was a deliberate act of violence against innocent children and other people who worship.”
“Sincere cruelty and cowardice shooting to a church full of children, it is absolutely unclear,” he said.
Asked about the comment of the pate, he said that the Ministry of Mineneapis Police was investigating federal agencies – and will conduct evidence wherever it led.
The authorities have not yet released the suspect the motive of the attack.
Police started receiving shooting calls a little before 08:00 local time (14:00 billion) on Wednesday.
The attacker approached the side of the church, which also houses the school, and dozens of shots through the windows with the help of three firearms – rifles, rifles and pistol. Police also found smoke at the scene.
Officials conduct an investigation when he fired into the building or when all the shots came from the church borders, noting that the shell was found inside.
“I heard” boom, boom, boom, “said PJ Mudd, who lives near the church and worked at home on Wednesday morning, The Wall Street Journal.” It suddenly realized me – it was shooting. “
He then ran to church, where he saw three cartridges on the ground.
A 10-year-old boy survived the WCCO CBS that his friend had saved him from bullets lay on him.
“I was like two seats from the stained glass,” he said. “My friend, Victor, saved me because he put on me, but he suffered.”
“My friend got into his back, he went to the hospital … I was very scared for him, but I think he’s ok now,” he said.
The Church, located in the residential area of Southern Minneapolis, teaches students between the ages of 5 and 14.
The mother of the attacker, Mary Grace Westman, previously worked at the school, reports the school newsletter since 2016. A Facebook report said she had left the role in 2021.
Police found a note that Westman planned to publish on the Internet during the shooting. Since then, the investigators have removed the position.
Governor Tim Waltz said President Donald Trump and his team expressed their “deep condolences” and offered assistance.
He said the situation “everything is too common – not only in Minnesota, but all over the country,” adding that he hoped that no community and school will never have to go through such a day.
Later, Trump said the US flag would fly for six months in the White House as the victim’s respect.
