Liberal media bends over backward to avoid 'misgendering' gunman who murdered kids in church



Trans-identifying degenerates have carried out or attempted to carry out a number of mass shootings in recent years.

For instance, in March 2023, a trans-identifying woman stormed into a Presbyterian elementary school in Nashville and murdered three 9-year-old children — Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney, and Hallie Scruggs — and three adults — teacher Cynthia Peak, custodian Mike Hill, and head of school Katherine Koonce.

'She identifies as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification.'

In April 2024, a male-identifying woman planned to shoot up an elementary school and a high school in Maryland but was thankfully stopped in time by police, then later convicted.

The liberal media has consistently used used the preferred pronouns of these and other murderous trans-identifying criminals in an apparent effort to coddle the offenders and to placate LGBT activists.

A trans-identifying man formerly known as Robert Westman shot up a Catholic church full of children in Minneapolis on Wednesday, injuring 17 and killing two kids, ages 8 and 10. After the shooter was revealed to be a so-called "transgender," the media once again feverishly rushed to accommodate and reinforce this delusion.

CNN talking head Jake Tapper noted on his show that the gunman's mother "applied to change her child's name in 2019. It was at one point Robert Paul Westman."

"But since she identifies as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification, was underage, it's now Robin Westman," continued Tapper, faithfully employing the killer's preferred pronouns.

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While Newsweek initially referred to the shooter using male pronouns, it updated its article on the gunman, referring to him as a "her." The Daily Mail went the distance, using both she and her pronouns in reference to the dead man.

'If you've noticed, they are misgendering and dead-naming the murderer.'

In a section that has since been scrubbed, the Washington Post referred to the shooter as Mary Westman's "daughter" — a term the publication Le Monde also used in reference to Mary Westman's murderous son — and called the gunman a "she." The Post later added that the gunman was "assigned male at birth."

While the Independent dared to call Westman a "he," it similarly referred to the trans-identified shooter as a plurality, using the possessive pronoun "their."

The New Republic and the Guardian both opted to avoid male pronouns although the former noted that Westman "shot themself in the back of the church" and the latter stated that Westman "killed themself."

When several liberal publications correctly referred to the trans-identifying female shooter behind the Covenant School massacre in 2023 as a woman, James Kirchick, a contributing writer to the New York Times, aped out, telling Bill Maher, "If you've noticed, they are misgendering and dead-naming the murderer. Right? They are referring to the murderer by their given name, not their chosen name ... referring to her as a woman, as opposed to what her identity apparently was — was a man."

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears weighed in, telling Maher and the liberal writer, "Hang on, you know what: This person murdered six people. I don't really care who you say you are. You murdered six people, and three of them were children."

"You don't get a say," continued Earle-Sears, noting that's a forgone conclusion in this case because "she's dead now, so you know."

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Trans-identifying man with a ‘twisted mind’ said, ‘I want to die,’ before opening fire on Catholic Mass in Minneapolis



A hate-filled 23-year-old male who claimed to be transgender and said he had a “twisted mind” and wanted to die opened fire on a full Annunciation Catholic Church in south Minneapolis on Wednesday, killing two children and injuring 17 while fulfilling “a final act that has been in the back of my head for years.”

Robert Paul Westman, who had his name legally changed to Robin M. Westman in January 2020, left behind a handwritten letter, journals, a video, and a trove of information that serve as ample evidence of a deeply disturbed mind and soul, FBI sources confirmed to Blaze News.

‘I was corrupted by this world and have learned to hate what life is.’

Apparently recorded Aug. 26, a video allegedly posted by Westman to YouTube but later scrubbed after the shooting described a deeply depressed individual who had hatred toward the Catholic faith, President Donald J. Trump, Jews, and the children he was about to massacre with his rifle.

Westman, whose mother used to work at Annunciation Catholic Church, expressed regret for what his crime would do to his family, but said, “I will be selfish and leave you to pick up the pieces,” according to pages of the letter shown in the video.

While asking his parents, family, and friends to “pray for the victims and their families,” Westman nevertheless dripped with disdain and anger, saying, “F**k those kids.”

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A Minneapolis police officer with a K-9 sweeps a neighborhood following a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and school in south Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025.Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

According to Minneapolis police, Westman stood outside the church during holy Mass for the opening of the 2025-26 school year at Annunciation Catholic School. He fired a rifle through the church windows, striking more than 20 children and adults praying inside. As police closed in on the church, Westman committed suicide in the back of the church, police said.

The FBI is investigating the shooting as an act of anti-Catholic domestic terrorism, Director Kash Patel posted on X.

‘Wanted this for so long’

In his goodbye letter and video, Westman said he has experienced depression and had thoughts of suicide and of committing a mass shooting for a long time.

“I have wanted this for so long. I am not well,” Westman wrote. “I am not right. I am a sad person, haunted by these things that do not go away. I know this is wrong but I can’t seem to stop myself. I am severely depressed and have been suicidal for years.

“Only recently have I lost all hope and decided to perform my final action against this world,” Westman wrote. “I don’t want to kneel down for the injustices of this world. I want to die. I’d rather die on my feet than live on my knees, constantly in pain.”

‘It seems to me that he hated God and hated creation.’

Evidence of Westman’s hatred of Catholicism was easy to find in his letter and video. He let out a demonic-sounding laugh when showing a depiction of Jesus Christ in a crown of thorns, pasted to the top of a paper target from a shooting range. Below Christ’s image was a caption that read, “He came to pay a debt He didn’t owe. Because we owe a debt we cannot pay.”

On the video, Westman showed off his collection of magazines for his rifle. Each had messages written in white ink or paint, including: “F**k this world,” “For the Children,” “Killer sadist,” “Kill Donald Trump,” “Have fun,” “Suck on this,” “kill pedos,” “F**k everything that you stand for,” “Eat s**t fa**ot,” and “Kick a Spic.”

On one magazine was the message, “Where is your God?” although while showing it off on camera, Westman said it this way: “Where is your f***ing God now?”

On one side of a Mossberg 590 pump-action shotgun shown on the video was the message, “Take this all of you and eat,” mimicking the words spoken by Christ at the Last Supper when He instituted the Holy Eucharist.

Westman picked up and showed off what appeared to be a snub-nose .38-caliber handgun and said, “This one’s for me in case I need it.” It is not yet known which weapon he used to commit suicide.

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An image of Jesus Christ with the crown of thorns stuck to a paper shooting-range target shown in a video posted by Robin aka Robert Westman, who wrote anti-Trump messages on his weapons and drew a sketch of Annunciation Catholic Church in south Minneapolis. Westman video/YouTube

Above those words was another message, “F**k this world.” Below it was written, “Baruk Khazâd,” a battle cry from the works of Catholic author J.R.R. Tolkien that means “axes of the dwarves.”

Westman apparently scrawled anti-Jew and anti-Israel messages on his shotgun and on a canister of smoke intended for use at one of the exits from the church. On the canister of smoke was written, “Jew gas.” On his shotgun was written, “Israel must fall.”

Most Rev. Bernard A. Hebda, archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, did not address any specifics of the attack on Annunciation Catholic Church, but asked for prayers from “all men and women of good will.”

‘I just want to escape from this world.’

“I beg for the continued prayers of all of the priests and faithful of this Archdiocese, as well for the prayers of all men and women of good will, that the healing that only God can bring will be poured out on all those who were present at this morning’s Mass and particularly for the affected families who are only now beginning to comprehend the trauma they sustained,” Archbishop Hebda wrote in a letter on the archdiocesan website.

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Pages believed to be from a goodbye letter from Robin aka Robert Westman to his family and friends, shown in a video made before he attacked Annunciation Catholic Church and School in south Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025.Westman video/YouTube

“While we need to commit to working to prevent the recurrence of such tragedies, we also need to remind ourselves that we have a God of peace and of love, and that it is His love that we will need most as we strive to embrace those who are hurting so deeply,” the archbishop wrote.

In his goodbye letter, Westman apologized to his parents and siblings for the pain his crimes were about to bring upon them.

“I truly appreciate the love you have given me,” Westman wrote to his parents, Mary Grace and James Westman. “I feel I was raised to be a good person. I’ve kept those traits of empathy, self-sacrifice and good character. Please do not think you have failed as parents. I was corrupted by this world and have learned to hate what life is.”

Court-approved name change

Mary Westman petitioned a court in Dakota County, Minn., for her son, Robert Paul Westman, to change his name to Robin M. Westman. According to court records, the name change was granted, effective Jan. 15, 2020.

In his letter, Westman expressed the belief that he was dying of cancer.

“It’s a tragic end, as it’s entirely self inflicted,” Westman wrote. “I did this to myself, as I cannot control myself and have been destroying my body through vaping and other means. I think I have lung cancer. I have felt many pains that make me think I am past the point of recovery. I do not want to recover.”

He credited his family and friends with helping to give him a longer life.

“You all are what kept me going. I find no more interest in anything material,” Westman said. “I have only an interest in my mission and love for my family. If I didn’t have such an amazing group of people around me, I would have been gone much sooner.

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Law enforcement officers work near the scene of a shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in south Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 27, 2025.Photo by Tom Baker/AFP via Getty Images

“I just want to escape from this world,” he wrote. “Escape from the constant bills, s**tty jobs, s**tty people and injustice of America. I am done with this. I will not bow. I will be selfish and leave you to pick up the pieces. It’s my fault. Blame me, but please move on.” Westman had also written “ATTA” on one of his weapons, along with the word “Mashallah.” Atta was an apparent reference to Mohamed Atta, one of the airline hijackers on Sept. 11, 2001. Mashallah is a phrase referring to the power of “Allah,” the god of Islam.

Robert Spencer, founder of the Jihad Watch website, said Westman appears to have aligned himself with forces of evil.

“It seems to me that he hated God and hated creation and so identified with historically destructive forces, such as Islamic jihadis and haters of Jews,” Spencer told Blaze News in an email.

According to the advocacy group CatholicVote, there have been 520 attacks on Catholic churches in the United States since May 2020, including 40 so far in 2025.

“Attacks spiked dramatically after the draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked in May 2022,” CatholicVote wrote on its website. “At least 354 attacks have been perpetrated against Catholic churches since the Supreme Court leak, with many including graffiti with pro-abortion messages.”

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Dead Minnesota church shooting suspect identified. Video suggests he was transgender and anti-Trump.



New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz indicated that the shooter who opened fire on a Minneapolis Catholic church full of children Wednesday — injuring 17 and killing two kids, ages 8 and 10 — was named Robin Westman.

Two sources familiar with the investigation told the Minnesota Star Tribune that Westman, 23, is indeed the suspected shooter.

'I regret everything. I didn't ask for life. You didn't ask for death.'

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday confirmed on X that that the shooter was "claiming to be transgender."

Indeed, conservative influencer Harrison Krank obtained an alleged court document indicating that Westman went through a name change in 2020 — going from Robert to Robin. The document notes further that Westman "identifies as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification."

KARE-TV noted that "the shooter was 23-year-old Robin, formerly Robert, Westman."

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Law enforcement sources said Westman grew up in Richfield and that Westman's mother was an employee at Annunciation School, KARE reported, adding that records show Westman's mother retired from the school in 2021.

The station added it's also believed that Westman attended the school for at least one year and that Westman had visited the school in the last week, while teachers prepared for the upcoming school year.

Westman allegedly shared a video to YouTube ahead of the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church.

The clip shows an image of Jesus Christ inside a shooting target. In addition, in the video the alleged shooter giggles effetely while showcasing his arsenal on a bed — a rifle, a shotgun, a revolver, and a handgun — and displaying statements on his weapons that include, "Where is your God?"; "Kill Donald Trump"; "I'm the woker, baby ... Why so queerious?"; "pain and hate"; "f**k you, eat s**t faggot"; "Get clapped." At least three names also are written on one of the rifle magazines.

While playing with rifle rounds, the alleged shooter states in the video, "I'm sorry to my family, but that's it — that's the only people I'm sorry to. F**k those kids."

At one point in the video, the alleged shooter also states, "I regret everything. I didn't ask for life. You didn't ask for death."

The alleged shooter also shows an apparent manifesto in the video while stating, "I hope you can read that." The apparent manifesto makes an appearance in another video and appears to have been written largely using the Cyrillic or Russian alphabet. Markowicz identified some of the writing on the weaponry as Russian, including a statement that is translated as, "I'm a terrorist."

While leafing through the apparent manifesto in the second video, the alleged shooter pauses on a drawing of what appears to be the interior of Annunciation Catholic Church — then stabs the page with a knife. He concludes the video by stating, "That's all I do: I fall, I break, and I die."

According to police, the shooter barricaded the church doors from the outside with 2x4s and began opening fire into the church through the windows from the outside. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara called the shooter a "coward."

Police said the shooter opened fire with a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol and ultimately shot himself to death in the back of the church.

Minneapolis Police on Wednesday didn't immediately reply to Blaze News' request for confirmation of the shooter's reported identity as Robin/Robert Westman nor of the accuracy of the report that the YouTube video is of Westman.

The tragedy appears to parallel the 2023 Covenant School massacre in numerous ways.

A 28-year-old woman stormed into a Presbyterian elementary school in Nashville on March 27 that year armed with a rifle, a pistol, and a handgun. The trans-identifying shooter proceeded to murder three 9-year-old children — Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney, and Hallie Scruggs — along with three adults — teacher Cynthia Peak, custodian Mike Hill, and head of school Katherine Koonce.

The shooter's manifesto was replete with criticisms of religion, and she similarly expressed a revulsion for innocence.

"Kill those kids!!! Those crackers Going to private fancy schools with those fancy khakis and sports backpacks with their daddies mustangs and convertibles. F**k you little s**ts," wrote the female shooter. "I wish to shoot your weak ass d**ks with your mop yellow hair, wanna kill all you little crackers!!! Bunch of little f****ts with your white privileges. F**k you f****ts."

Editor's note: This story was edited after publication to include a statement from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

This is a developing story.

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Gov. Walz's condemnation of Trump's efforts to make Democrat-run cities safe aged really poorly



A shooter clad in black gunned down school children during a back-to-school Mass at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed in the pews. Another two victims are in critical condition. Of the 17 injured in the attack, 14 were children.

According to police, the shooter apparently barricaded the doors from the outside and began opening fire into the church through the windows.

The coward responsible, who has not yet been identified, used a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol, and ultimately committed suicide at the back of the church.

The day before the church attack, seven individuals were shot, one mortally, behind Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. One witness described the scene to KSTP-TV as a "blood shower."

While these evil acts are particularly egregious, Minneapolis has seen a great deal of violence and bloodletting in recent months and years. While murders are down this year, assault offenses exceed those committed last year and are significantly higher than the previous three-year average. According to Neighborhood Scout, the city ranks 1 on the crime index, where 100 is safest.

'This cruelty must end.'

Democratic Gov. Tim Walz's recent criticism of the Trump administration's efforts to restore law and order to Democrat-run cities has aged especially poorly in light of the recent mass shootings and the city's general problems with violent crime.

In addition to defending DEI and championing Minnesota as a sanctuary for trans-identifying individuals in his Monday speech at the Democratic National Committee summer 2025 meeting in Minneapolis, Walz characterized the Trump administration's efforts to curb crime with the help of the National Guard as cruel, "fascist," unconstitutional, and as a "flaunting [sic] of the rule of law."

The Democratic governor insinuated further that Trump was following the "law of the jungle" contra the "law of human decency," and stated, "This cruelty must end."

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) told the Guardian that if the president tried to repeat in Minneapolis the successful crime-reduction efforts undertaken in Washington, D.C., "It would be just a blatantly illegal usurpation of local control."

"Of course, we would take immediate action to get injunctive relief," Frey added.

While Democrats are resistive to the intervention by the Trump administration, the president's crime-fighting initiative in Washington, D.C., has so far been a resounding success. Following the federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department and the deployment of the National Guard, there were no murders for at least 10 days.

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