(JEWISH GROUP) Minneapolis School Shooter's Online Activity Reveals Deep Fascination with Mass Killings

On August 27, 2025, a shooter opened fire at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, killing two children and injuring at least 17 more before killing themselves.

Preliminary research by the ADL Center on Extremism (COE) suggests the shooter, identified by law enforcement as R. Westman, held a deep fascination with mass killers and researched them extensively. Unlike many recent mass attackers, it does not appear that the Annunciation shooter left behind a manifesto outlining a clear motive or ideological alignment. Rather, shortly before the attack, the shooter uploaded two YouTube videos, which have since been removed, displaying what appears to have been a handwritten suicide note addressed to their family that detailed struggles with mental health and suicidal ideations. These videos also showcased the writings and markings on the weapons and gear they ultimately used in the attack.

The Annunciation attacker scrawled numerous references and symbols on their weapons linked to a broad range of mass attackers, mimicking the 2019 Christchurch, 2022 Buffalo, and 2025 Antioch shooters, among others, who marked their weapons before launching their attacks. However, the references found on the attacker’s weapons do not suggest a deep knowledge of white supremacy. Instead, the references point to a broader fixation on mass violence.

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The weapons also included an array of hateful references and messages targeting Christians, Jews, Black people, LGBTQ+ individuals, Muslims, Hispanics, and others, such as “kick a spic,” “Burn Israel,” and “6 million wasn’t enough,” an antisemitic phrase lamenting that only six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. In one video, the shooter also showed off a smoke bomb that had “Extra Thicc! [sic] Jew Gas” written on it in silver marker.

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It doesn't matter where you go, who it is, or what the event/tragedy is, anti-Semitism always seems to be lurking in the shadows.