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Minneapolis Catholic school shooter Robin Westman had recently broken up with partner

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The gunman who slaughtered two children and injured 18 other people at a Minneapolis Catholic school and church had recently broken up with his romantic partner — and previously had a “medical mental health” call made to his home when he was a teen, according to police records.

The father of Robin Westman, 23, told investigators that the shooter had “broke up with a significant and/or romantic partner” and had been staying with a friend in St. Louis Park, Fox9 reported.

Police were also made aware of a 2018 welfare check at the home of Westman’s mother, with the incident involving a juvenile, according to police records.

School shooter Robin Westman recently went through a breakup. Obtained by NY Post
8-year-old Fletcher Merkel was killed in the school shooting. Family handout
10-year-old Harper Moyski was killed in the school shooting.

The details of the call remain unclear, but it was classified as a “medical mental health” call.

While the name of the romantic partner has yet to be revealed, Westman wrote about a person he dated in his twisted manifesto. 

The relationship with the person — who was named “Aby” in the Cyrillic code the manifesto was written in and deciphered by The Post —  appeared to be on the rocks.

Victim Harper Moyski (left) in front of a store holding a Taylor Swift record. Facebook

“Aby is such a baby. I should have never started dating them,” Westman wrote. 

Westman wrote that the partner had a birthday coming up and that he didn’t want to get them a gift. 

He also wrote about how the partner wanted to have sexual relations with him, but that he himself hated sex. 

Here’s what we know about the Catholic school shooting in Minneapolis

It’s unclear if “Aby” is the partner Westman’s father was referring to regarding the recent break up.  

Along with discovering the recent break up, police also found a tactical vest, two external media storage devices and various documents at the home of Westman’s father, according to Hennepin County District Court records. 

First responders on the scene of the school shooting that left two children dead. REUTERS

Westman died from a self-inflicted gunshot after the shooting and identified as a trans woman, but claimed to have “brainwashed” himself into being transgender.

Parents await the news after a school shooting was reported at a Minneapolis Catholic school. AP

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Westman opened fire through the stained glass of Annunciation Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday just after 8 a.m., firing at the children and parishioners sitting in the pews during mass celebrating the first week of school. 

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Just hours before the massacre, Westman posted a series of twisted videos on YouTube, which included a manifesto, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told reporters. 

In the deranged writings, he gleefully fantasizes about “being that scary horrible monster standing over those powerless kids” and reverently confesses admiration for the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre.

Westman also sent a deranged goodbye letter to his family and friends where he claimed to embody “traits of empathy, self-sacrifice, and good character” and to be raised “to be a good person” — while also declaring he “wanted” to slaughter innocent children while also asking for prayers for his victims.



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