The gunman who killed two children and injured 17 others at a Minneapolis Catholic school church has been identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, a transgender woman.

Armed with a rifle, shotgun, and pistol, Westman fired through stained-glass windows as children prayed in pews. Two students, ages eight and ten, were killed. Fourteen more children and three elderly parishioners were wounded before Westman took her own life.

Police later confirmed a disturbing 20-minute YouTube video belonged to Westman. The footage showed weapons marked with names of school shooters and messages mocking the church. One cartridge chillingly read, “For the children.” Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara called it a “deliberate act of violence against innocent children.”

Parents wept outside the church as students were evacuated. Senator Amy Klobuchar shared that one child watched classmates get shot, whispering in fear under the pews.

This tragedy leaves families broken and a city shaken. The haunting question remains: how do we protect children in sacred spaces meant for peace?