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‘Nuke India’, ‘Mashallah’, ‘Kill Donald Trump’: Chilling messages found on Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman’s guns

The Minneapolis school shooter left behind disturbing videos showing weapons marked with extremist messages and journals written in Cyrillic, raising concerns over radicalization.

August 28, 2025 / 08:33 IST
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Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman (Image: X)
Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman (Image: X)

The gunman who opened fire on school children during a church service in Minneapolis, killing two students, had disturbing messages like "kill Donald Trump" and "nuke India" written on his firearms, according to a video previously uploaded to his now-deleted YouTube channel.

US conservative activist Laura Loomer also shared images on Wednesday revealing that the 23-year-old shooter had inscribed phrases such as "Mashallah," "Nuke India," and "Israel Must Fall" on the weapons he used during the deadly attack at Annunciation Catholic School. The shooter, identified as Robin Westman, 23, used all three of his firearms, a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol, firing dozens of rounds into the church. Authorities later found him dead in the school’s parking lot from what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

According to an official cited by the Associated Press, Westman had legally acquired all three weapons and had no prior criminal record.

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On a YouTube channel titled "Robin W", at least two videos were uploaded before the platform took the channel down.

One of the videos, approximately 10 minutes long and recorded on a mobile phone, showed a stockpile of weapons, ammunition, and loaded magazines. On one of the magazines, the names of previous school shooters were visibly scrawled, along with messages written in Cyrillic script.