Two children are dead, ages 8 and 10, and seventeen others were injured after a trans gunman opened fire at at a Catholic church during morning Mass in Minneapolis Wednesday morning.

The gunman, identified as Robin Westman, 23, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

Armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol, Westman shot through the stained glass windows toward the children sitting in the pews during Mass at the Annunciation Catholic Church, the Associated Press reported. Fourteen of the seventeen wounded victims were reportedly children, according to police.

In a statement on Truth Social, President Trump said that he had been “fully briefed on the tragic shooting” and that the FBI had quickly responded.

“The White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation. Please join me in praying for everyone involved!” Trump posted.

Trump ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Sunday in tribute to the victims of the “senseless acts of violence perpetrated” in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rejected the idea of praying for the victims during a news conference, Wednesday,: “These were Minneapolis families,” Frey said. “These were American families. And the amount of pain that they are suffering right now is extraordinary. Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now! These kids were literally praying!”

The biological male transgender gunman reportedly changed his name from Robert Westman to Robin Westman in 2020.

The suspect’s mother, Mary Grace Westman, was an employee at the Annunciation school, local KARE 11 reported. She had  worked at Annunciation Church until she retired in 2021, according to the church’s Facebook page. 

A twisted video posted on a YouTube channel believed to be Westman’s, features the shooter laughing maniacally and showing off his guns, bullets, and numerous magazines adorned with heinous messages, such as: “Where is your God?,” “F-ck everything you stand for,” “Suck on This” and “Kill Donald Trump.” One of the magazines also bore the names of past school shooters.

In the video,  the trans gunman can be heard snickering as he highlighted a shooting target bearing an image of the crucified Christ’s head.

The video also displayed a journal, which appeared to be written in both English and Russian and included drawings of the inside of the Annunciation church.

The video also features a trans flag sticker with a gun on it that says “Defend Equality.”

Westman’s entire channel has been scrubbed from YouTube but his manifesto video can still be viewed on X.

Other videos allegedly contained pro-Russian, pro-Trans, pro-Communist,  anti-Trump, anti-Christian, and anti-Semitic messages.

Father Bob Hart, a former pastor at Annunciation Church, told NBC News that he was “devastated” by the deadly violence at the school.

“It’s hard to believe this could happen at a Catholic Mass,” Hart said. “I’m devastated that this happened at a place I just left two months ago.”

The Annunciation Catholic Church shooting follows a series of violent transgender attacks that have shocked the nation in recent years.

In September of 2018, Snochia Moseley, a 26 year old man who they identified as female, shot and killed four people at a pharmaceuticals distribution center in Aberdeen, Maryland.

In May of 2019, Alec McKinney, a then-17-year-old transgender student opened fire at at a Denver-area charter school, killing one student, and wounding eight others.

In March of 2023, Audrey “Aiden” Hale, a 28-year-old female who identified as male, went on a shooting rampage at the Christian Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 27, 2023, killing three children and three members of the school’s staff before being shot dead by responding police.

Hale was motivated by an intense, murderous hatred of affluent, white (“cracker”) children, according to a leaked manifesto that was written in a spiral notebook.

In April of 2023, a transgender teenager in Colorado Springs allegedly made threats against various schools in the city, resulting in a first degree attempted murder charge and other related charges.

In January of 2024, a trans or nonbinary student opened fire at a high school in Perry, Iowa, hitting multiple people, before turning the gun on himself. Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger died as a result of his injuries.

In February of 2024, trans-identified shooter Genesse Ivonne Moreno (previously known as Jeffery Escalante) opened fire in a Texas church.

In June 2024, Collin Bailey, a 28-year-old male who identified as female, was arrested in St. George, Utah, after murdering both of his parents.