Authorities are working to learn the motive of the shooter who fired into a Minneapolis Catholic school’s church during Wednesday’s Mass. Officials identified the shooter who killed two children and injured 17 worshippers as Robin Westman, aged 23. Officials said Westman was found dead in the parking lot from what they believe was a self-inflicted gunshot. Westman legally purchased the weapons, had no known criminal history and acted alone, the Minneapolis police chief said. Federal officials referred to Westman as transgender. It’s not clear if Robin Westman ever attended church, visited the grounds or was enrolled in school at Annunciation. Mary Grace Westman, Robin's mother, was employed at the school for five years.

Officials say a shooter opened fire during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, killing two children and injuring 17 other people before killing himself. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara says the shooter approached the side of the church Wednesday morning and shot through the windows toward the children sitting in the pews during Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School. The school was evacuated, and students’ families were later directed to a “reunification zone” at the school. President Donald Trump and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said in separate social media posts that they had been briefed on the shooting.