Overview

• O’Donnell posted a TikTok on Sunday acknowledging she “messed up” and failed to do her “due diligence” after earlier claiming the shooter was a Republican, MAGA supporter and white supremacist.
• Her initial video was recorded last week after the Annunciation Catholic Church attack that killed two children and injured 18 others during a school Mass.
• Authorities have identified the shooter as 23-year-old Robin Westman and say evidence includes a manifesto and writings on firearms, including “Kill Donald Trump” and anti-Catholic, antisemitic messages.
• FBI Director Kash Patel said the assault appears to be domestic terrorism driven by a hate-filled ideology, based on the recovered materials.
• Police say Westman fired a rifle, shotgun and pistol purchased legally through church windows, then died of a self-inflicted gunshot, as online reaction to O’Donnell’s apology remained sharply critical.