By: Alex Evans
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – A list of former mass killers and cartoons mocking the FBI appear inside the alleged manifesto of the Minneapolis Annunciation Catholic School shooter.
Local, state, and federal authorities are reviewing cryptic YouTube videos that show a type of manifesto posted by the person responsible for Wednesday’s Annunciation Catholic School shooting. Minneapolis Police identified Robin Westman, formerly Robert, 23, as the shooter who killed two children, aged eight and ten, and injured fifteen more while students and their families were attending a Mass to celebrate the first week of school. Westman was found at the scene, deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
YouTube appeared to have removed Westman’s videos and the entire channel shortly after the shooting. The two main videos, which are roughly 11 and 20 minutes long, have been copied and are widely circulated across social media platforms.
In the 20-minute video, a person who is off-camera flips through the pages of multiple journals. The first page in the journal, dated May 23, 2025, begins with a statement that reads, “I have had thoughts of mass murder for a long time.” The journals are written in English using characters from the Cyrillic alphabet, which is used by many Slavic languages in place of the Greek alphabet.
Example from journal:
-“Я рили шуд нот баи а гон лол.”
-“I really should not buy a gun lol.”
The writings appear to be Westman’s internal dialogue in the months leading up to the shooting, where she obsesses over obtaining firearms and wanting “to shoot everyone.” Westman writes about different ways to attack the school, such as during the annual Christmas concert, but she ultimately decides against that plan because too many parents would be present.
Often contradictory, Westman spends time criticizing people for “racism” and “bigotry,” however, she uses racial slurs throughout the journals. Westman actually appears to stab a crude drawing of an African-American man during the video. Pen drawings include calls for violence against African-Americans, Jews, and even the Ku Klux Klan, creating confusion when trying to identify a singular political or ideological motive. Westman briefly mentions the war in Gaza when talking about “how f***ed up the world is,” but focuses primarily on her disdain towards her own life.
When preparing to purchase a firearm two months before the shooting, Westman wrote, “My only concerns are that one charge from when I was a kid, my weed card, and my recent internet history.” Westman added that even if she was on a surveillance list, “it will likely have no effect on my ability to get a gun!”
Westman’s comment is an apparent jab at the FBI’s ability to stop school shooters, and is made more chilling by the inclusion of a cartoon of a nervous-looking FBI agent saying, “She was on our radar…”
Some statements in the journals could indicate that Westman resented being transgender. Westman appeared to write, “I know I am not a woman, but I definitely don’t feel like a man,” and “I wish I was a girl. I just know I cannot achieve that body with the technology we have today.” Inside the cover of one of the journals was a sticker of the trans-inclusive pride flag with a rifle over it and the words “Defend Equality.”
In the writings, Westman does not appear to express any political or ideological message, leaving questions about what ultimately drove her to spend at least three months planning the attack.
If anything is apparent from her writings, Westman was fully aware of what she was doing, yet she still ended the lives of two children and changed the lives of thousands.
The Twin Ports Report 