‘I Am Tired of Being Trans, I Wish I Never Brain-Washed Myself’

A 23-year-old transgender individual identified as Robert ‘Robin’ Westman carried out a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, killing two children and wounding 17 others before taking his own life.

Authorities said Westman opened fire with multiple weapons while students and parents were gathered for morning Mass.

Law enforcement officials confirmed that Westman legally purchased the firearms used in the attack, which included a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol.

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According to police, Westman began firing through the church’s stained-glass windows shortly after 8:30 a.m.

Students, parents, and staff members were inside at the time.

Two children were killed instantly in the pews, and at least 17 others sustained injuries, some of them critical.

Hours before the massacre, Westman posted disturbing writings and videos online.

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In a handwritten journal that he uploaded to YouTube, portions of which were written in Cyrillic script mixed with English, Westman expressed regret over transitioning and resentment toward his own identity.

“I only keep \[the long hair] because it is pretty much my last shred of being trans. I am tired of being trans, I wish I never brain-washed myself,” he wrote, according to a translation reported by the New York Post.

He added that he considered cutting his hair before the attack, calling it an “embarrassing defeat” but acknowledging it “always gets in my way.”

In another section of the journal, Westman admitted regret over his transition, writing, “I regret being trans.. I wish I was a girl I just know I cannot achieve that body with the technology we have today. I also can’t afford that.”

Court records show that Westman filed a petition in Dakota County, Minnesota, in 2017 to legally change his name from Robert to Robin.

The petition noted that Westman “identifies as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification.”

The change was granted in January 2020. Despite that step, Westman’s writings indicated years later that he struggled with his identity.

“I don’t want to dress girly all the time but I guess sometimes I really like it. I know I am not a woman but I definitely don’t feel like a man,” he wrote.

The documents and postings also revealed violent thoughts directed toward children.

Westman described wanting to be a “scary horrible monster standing over those powerless kids” and expressed admiration for the Sandy Hook school shooter, who killed 20 children in 2012.

Videos posted shortly before the shooting also included images of gun magazines with the phrases “kill Donald Trump” and “for the children” written on them.

Investigators said the writings outlined specific plans to target Annunciation Catholic Church and School, where Westman had once been a student.

He graduated from the school in 2017.

Family ties to the church were also noted. Westman’s mother, Mary Grace Westman, had worked as a secretary at the school for five years before retiring in 2021.

The attack marks one of the deadliest mass shootings in Minnesota in recent years.

Local authorities are continuing to review the online content left behind by Westman as part of their investigation into the planning and motive behind the massacre.

Officials confirmed that all of the weapons were obtained legally.

The victims’ names have not yet been released as authorities work to notify families.

Counseling and emergency support services have been made available to students, parents, and staff members affected by the tragedy.