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All 14 children injured during the mass shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis are expected to survive, Minneapolis Police Department Chief Brian O'Hara told KSTP on Wednesday (August 27).
An 8-year-old and 10-year-old were identified as the two victims killed when the shooter, later identified by the FBI as Robin Westman, 23, opened fire through the windows just prior to 8:30 a.m. local time. A total of 17 people, including three adults reported to be in their 80s, were injured during the incident, according to O'Hara.
The 14 children were reported to be between the ages of 6 and 15. Three guns, including one rifle, one shotgun and one handgun, all purchased illegally by the suspect, were recovered at the scene and all were believed to have been fired during the shooting.
Authorities have four search warrants out for the church and three residences linked to Westman, who was born Robert Westman, identifies as a woman and changed her name in 2020. A YouTube page believed to belong to Westman has since been taken down but seemed to have posted a potential manifesto Wednesday morning.
“I don’t expect forgiveness … I do apologize for the effects my actions will have on your lives," an apparent four-page handwritten letter shown in the video stated.
Electronics related to Westman were recovered by police and authorities are working through dozens of pages from documents in an attempt to confirm motive of the suspected shooter, who has no criminal history.
"It was premeditated, we believe," O'Hara said, though clarifying that investigators haven't yet established a motive.