Minneapolis school shooter tests multiple guns days before deadly attack in shocking footage

Minneapolis school crap-shooter Robin Westman spent around 40 minutes inside Frontiersman Sports in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, just days before carrying out a deadly attack at Annunciation Catholic School. The surveillance footage obtained by KSTP shows the 23-year-old gunman examining multiple firearms on Saturday, August 23.

In the video, Westman sports a ponytail and a t-shirt from a local cannabis dispensary where he had previously worked, as per Daily Mail. At one point, he is seen pointing a revolver at the floor, peering down its barrel. He also inspects several rifles, including one fitted with a telescopic scope, which he tests carefully on the shop floor.

According to the Daily Mail, Westman bought a 38 Special revolver during the visit. Store owner Kory Krause noted that Westman presented as a man but identified as female on the paperwork.

"What could I have done? What could I have caught? He had three layers of seasoned veteran employees that could sniff this stuff out from a mile away. We want to know that we did everything right. We have a reputation for picking out people that are bad actors," Krause told the Daily Mail.

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Authorities said Westman was armed with a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol during the attack on August 27. The shooter opened fire on children during a school mass, killing eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel and ten-year-old Harper Myoski. Five others were seriously injured, including nine-year-old Vivi St Clair and 13-year-old Endre Gunter.

Westman, dressed in black tactical gear, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene. Police confirmed all three weapons were legally obtained.

Westman had shared his mental health struggles in a letter to friends and family posted in a now-deleted YouTube video. The clip displayed several firearms adorned with writings expressing admiration for past school shooters, disdain for Trump, and mockery of the church, informs the Daily Mail.

In a four-page suicide note addressed to “my family and friends,” Westman wrote: "I have wanted this for so long. I am not well. I am not right. I am a sad person, haunted by these thoughts that do not go away." He acknowledged his depression and long-term suicidal ideation, concluding with a plea for "prayers" for the victims and their families. Robin Westman was born as Robert Westman, a male, but identified as a female.

Robin Westman, 23, killed two children and injured five others.

The attack happened on August 27 during a school mass.

Yes, all three weapons were legally obtained.

No, the store Westman visited did not sell the firearms used.

Yes, a four-page suicide note and letter were found, expressing mental health struggles.

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