The shooter who opened fire on a Catholic school Mass in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning has a connection to a former Republican lawmaker.
The gunman, identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, a biological male formerly known as Robert Westman, killed two children and injured 17 more after firing through a church window as morning services began at Assumption Church, the Daily Mail reported.
Survivors described chilling scenes of children hiding beneath the bodies of classmates and pretending to be dead as the shooter entered the sanctuary.
Authorities said Westman’s mother worked at the Catholic K-8 school affiliated with the church. But new attention has focused on a family tie to Bob Heleringer, a former Republican lawmaker from Kentucky.
