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Backlash Over ABC Report on Minneapolis Church Shooting as FBI Opens Hate-Crime Probe

Conservative critics say ABC downplayed a reported "Kill Donald Trump" inscription on the suspect's weapons.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN. - AUGUST 2025: Law enforcement officers search the nearby neighborhood to clear the area after a shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, Minn. on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Two children were killed in a shooting Wednesday at Annunciation Church in south Minneapolis, police said, and 17 people were injured, 14 of them children. Two are in critical condition. The suspected shooter, identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene, according to police. The shooter attacked while the students were in the first Mass of the school year. (Photo by Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images) ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com
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Overview

  • Two children were killed and others wounded in the shooting at Annunciation Catholic church/school in Minneapolis, and the 23-year-old suspect, identified in reports as Robin Westman, left a video manifesto before reportedly killing himself.
  • A senior Trump administration official told Breitbart that photos tied to the suspect showed writings including "Kill Donald Trump," anti-religious messages, and anti-Israel slogans.
  • ABC’s Aaron Katersky said the weapons bore the name of President Trump without stating the reported "Kill Donald Trump" phrase, prompting sharp criticism from conservative commentators and outlets.
  • FBI Director Kash Patel has said the case will be investigated as an anti-Catholic hate crime as authorities continue working to determine motive.
  • Investigators are reviewing the manifesto and other evidence, and the dispute over media framing of the inscriptions continues to drive social-media reaction.