Crime: killed out of hate? After shots at school, motive is unclear

After the shots in the vicinity of a Catholic school in the United States with two dead children, investigators examine the background of the crime. The FBI examines whether the fatal shots are to be assessed as domestic terrorist act and hate crimes against Catholics. Much is still unclear.

On Wednesday morning (local time), a shooter shot through the windows into a church in the area around the school, in which a school service was held. He aimed at children who were sitting on pews. Two children aged 8 and 10 still died at the scene. 14 children and 3 adults were injured.

Why did the shooter choose the Catholic school in the big city of Minneapolis in the first week after the summer vacation? The police initially made no direct connection hours after the crime. A connection between the shooter or his family and the church is still being examined. The news channel CNN, citing a yearbook photo of 2017, reported that the suspect was said to have been at the school before.

Cheaks on weapon: “Kill Donald Trump”

On a weapon of the suspicious 23-year-old, who killed himself after the shots, are said to have stood doodles. US Minister of Homeland Kristi Noem emphasized three examples in an X-Post that should have been found on a magazine of a rifle: “For the children”, “Where is your god?” And “Donald Trump kills” – the US president. In her explanation, she did not explain whether it was one of the weapons that he used in the violence in the US state of Minnesota in the north of the United States. According to police, the perpetrator had three weapons with him – a rifle, a shotgun and a pistol that he had all legally acquired.

Media reported other sayings on weapons. According to CNN, weapons can be seen on video recordings, which are provided with names of mass murderers and anti -Semitic messages. The broadcaster also reported a notebook with confused entries. Accordingly, the suspect is said to have written that he does not want to spread a message with the attack.

According to the US Minister of Homeland Protection, he is said to have described himself as a transperson. Transpersons are not belonging to people who do not feel associated with the gender they were assigned to them at birth.

The police took video material from the YouTube platform, which is attributed to the suspect. According to the investigators, it seems to show the man at the crime scene, it also contains “disturbing texts”. You spoke of a manifesto. The content was removed from the network with the support of the FBI and is now being examined by experts.