What we know as Robin Westman is identified as shooting suspect after Minneapolis Catholic school attack

The suspect who opened fire in Minneapolis at a Catholic school during Mass has been identified by authorities as a person in her early 20s who left behind online videos with disturbing content and writings that referred to suicide.

The suspect who opened fire in Minneapolis at a Catholic school during Mass has been identified by authorities as a person in her early 20s who left behind online videos with disturbing content and writings that referred to suicide.

The suspect in Wednesday's shooting was identified as Robin Westman, 23.

The suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after firing a rifle through the side windows of the Annunciation Catholic School’s church, aiming at children who were sitting in the pews, authorities said.

Law enforcement in the area following a mass shooting Wednesday at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.Stephen Maturen / Getty ImagesTwo children, ages 8 and 10, were killed. Seventeen other people were injured by gunfire: 14 children ages 6 to 15 and three adults in their 80s who were parishioners in the church, officials said at a Wednesday afternoon news conference.

FBI Director Kash Patel said the shooter was “a male” born under a different first name.