Two children, ages eight and 10, went to school this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They won’t be going home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Somebody decided that this would be a good morning to spray bullets into a church full of people. Why the 20-something (probably) man made that decision is an open question, and may remain so. He killed himself after committing murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This happened in Minneapolis, Minnesota, near West 54th Street, where it becomes Diamond Lake Road. (Google Maps<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n That’s the gist of what I saw in the news around noon today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Two children are dead, two other children are in critical condition, and a total of 17 people are injured following a Wednesday morning shooting at Church of the Annunciation in southwest Minneapolis, according to police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Police say the shooter, a man in his 20s, opened fire during an all-school mass held at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, when dozens of Annunciation Catholic School students and other worshippers were gathered in the adjoining church….<\/p>\n\n\n\n “…During a news conference, MPD Chief Brian O’Hara confirmed that an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old were killed and two other children are in critical condition. He said 17 people were injured, in addition to the children who died….” “…’This was a deliberate act of violence against innocent children and other people worshiping,’ [Minneapolis Police Chief Brian] O’Hara said. ‘The sheer cruelty and cowardice of firing into a church full of children, it’s absolutely incomprehensible.’ …” “…Dating to 1923, the pre-kindergarten through eighth grade school had an all-school Mass scheduled at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to its website. Monday was the first day of school….” I’m not, putting it mildly, happy about this. I’ll probably be angry, as soon as the disgust I’m feeling eases off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As for what I think about what happened:<\/p>\n\n\n\n I’ve talked about that, emotions, and trying to make sense, before:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Later: 3:00 p.m. CDT, 20:00 UTC; August 27, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s early days, a few items about the person who committed murder and suicide are popping up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My guess is by tomorrow news coverage, if it continues, will focus on the weapons used, rather than the perpetrator’s possible motives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I’m also guessing that he was not thinking straight: or maybe was under the impression that the Catholic Church is part of a Jewish plot. That’s assuming that any<\/strong> thought was involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anyway, here’s a sample:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “…posted two YouTube videos, one ten minutes and the other twenty minutes long, showing writings that reference suicide, depression, ‘extremely violent thoughts and ideas,’ as well as an apology addressed ‘to my family and friends’ and a drawing of the layout of a church. A video also showed a number of guns, bullets and magazines. Messages were written on the guns, including antisemitic, and racist phrases and a message saying ‘Kill Donald Trump’. The channel was taken down shortly after the uploads….[33][34]” Two children, ages eight and 10, went to school this morning. They won’t be going home. Somebody decided that this would be a good morning to spray bullets into a church full of people. Why the 20-something (probably) man made … Continue reading \n
(“Live updates: 2 children killed, 17 injured as shooter opens fire at Minneapolis church<\/a>” , BringMeTheNews (August 27, 2025))<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(“Annunciation Church Minneapolis: What\u2019s known about shooting suspect<\/a>” , Megan Ziegler, FOX 9 KMSP (August 27, 2025))<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(“Annunciation Church school shooting: What we know about the victims<\/a>” , Chris Williams, FOX 9 KMSP (August 27, 2025))<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n
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(Annunciation Catholic Church shooting<\/a>, Wikipedia (copied August 27, 2025) [33 “Alleged attacker uploaded videos earlier today”. BBC News. August 27, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.][34 “Suspect identified as Robin Westman, multiple sources say”. NBC News. August 27, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.])<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"