The trans-identifying gunman who opened fire on a Catholic school in Minneapolis on Wednesday expressed regret in a journal that he was “tired of being trans.”
23-year-old Robert “Robin” Westman said he wished he had never “brainwashed” himself with radical gender ideology.
Westman was a male who “identified” as a “transgender woman.”
As Slay News reported, opened fire through stained glass windows at children sitting on the pews inside Annunciation Catholic School’s church on Wednesday morning.
He killed two children and wounded more than a dozen others.
Police confirmed that Westman was also found dead after he turned the gun on himself.
A journal reportedly belonging to Westman contained entries written in a mix of Russian Cyrillic script and English, according to The New York Post.
The writings revealed deep conflict over his gender identity.
“I only keep [long hair] because it is pretty much my last shred of being trans,” he said.
“I am tired of being trans, I wish I never brainwashed myself,” Westman reportedly wrote.
“I can’t cut my hair now as it would be [an] embarrassing defeat, and it might be a concerning change of character that could get me reported,” he added.
“It just always gets in my way.
“I will probably chop it on the day of the attack.”
In another section of the journal, Westman reportedly admitted:
“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.”
Court records show Westman officially changed his name to Robin in 2020.
The documents show that he changed his name because he “identifies as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification.”
At the time, Westman was still a minor.
As a result, his mother signed the application approving the change.
It is unclear if Westman ever pursued medical interventions related to gender transition.
Westman’s mother, Mary Grace Westman, worked as a secretary at Annunciation Catholic School for five years before retiring in 2021, The Post reported.
Westman himself graduated from Annunciation in 2017.
Hours before the shooting, videos linked to Westman showed weapons inscribed with political and religious messages.
The message included statements such as “Kill Donald Trump” and “Where’s your God?”
Westman’s attack marked the second time in less than two years that a trans-identifying shooter targeted a Christian school.
In March 2023, a female who identified as a man opened fire at The Covenant School in Nashville.
The shooter killed three children and three adults.
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