Politics
NEW: Alleged Minnesota Shooter’s Deranged Posts Reveal Political Leanings
Robin Westman, the alleged transgender individual implicated by unconfirmed online reports in Wednesday’s shooting of a Catholic church in Minneapolis, appears to have made social media posts in his final days that suggest he was targeting churchgoers out of a hatred for their faith.
Online sleuths uncovered an archived YouTube video allegedly posted by Westman, who is heard describing his love for “Peace, love, unity, and guns.”
F*** God,” the individual laughs at one point in the video.
An array of handguns and long guns is displayed in the 11-minute video, some of which carry explicit calls for violence inscribed on magazines containing bullets possibly used in the attack.
“Where Is Your God?” reads one message on a magazine that appears ready to be loaded into a rifle.
Another targets the president. “Kill Donald Trump RIP & Tear.”
A third long gun magazine references the Joker villain from the Batman movies.
“I’m the Woker Baby. Why So Queerious?” it reads.

Authorities with the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms told NBC News earlier Wednesday morning that at least one firearm has been obtained from the shooter. Officials are working to trace the origin of the gun in order to determine how it came into the individual’s possession.
Screenshots from the video captured pages from Westman’s alleged manifesto, which detail his struggle with suicidal ideation and desire to enact vengeance as his “final action.”
“I have wanted this for so long. I am not well,” Westman allegedly writes in his note.
“I am a sad person, haunted by these thoughts that do not go away. I know this is wrong but I can’t seem to stop myself.”
Westman allegedly explains that suicidal thoughts compelled him to open fire on parishioners and children.
“I am severely depressed and have been suicidal for years,” the note in the video states. “Only recently have I lost all hope and decided to perform my final action against this world. I don’t want to kneel down for the injustices of this world. I want to die. I’d rather die on my feet than live on my knees, constantly in pain.”

