Who is 12-year-old Sophia Forchas? Brutally shot, part of her skull removed in Minneapolis church shooting | World News

Sophia Forchas, a 12-year-old girl from Minneapolis, is one of the victims critically injured in the tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School on August 27, 2025. The attack shocked the community, leaving multiple children and adults wounded or dead. Sophia was struck in the head, sustaining severe trauma that caused life-threatening brain swelling. […]

Minneapolis church shooting: Kennedy flags ‘black box’ psychiatric drugs; trans meds under scrutiny for violence link

RF Kennedy (left), Robin Westman (AP) US health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is launching formal studies into whether psychiatric medications – particularly SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) – and other drugs associated with gender transition could be linked to violent behavior, reported […]

Minneapolis church shooting: Robin Westman’s identity, deranged ‘manifesto’ and Annunciation school connection — 10 things to know | World News

Minneapolis church shooting (Pic credit: AP) A gunman opened fire at a Catholic church school in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, killing two children and injuring at least 17 others. The attacker fired with a rifle through the church window, where nearly 200 students had gathered for prayers in their first week of school. Authorities later […]

‘Nuke India, kill Trump’: Minneapolis shooter wrote chilling messages on weapons; fired shots through windows

Minneapolis school shooter’s guns covered in hate slogans (Pic credit: Laura Loomer/AP) The 23-year-old assailant, identified as Robin Westman, was carrying weapons with “NUKE INDIA” written on one of them, according to American far-right political activist Laura Loomer, who shared pictures. Westman on Wednesday opened fire through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis, […]

‘Nuke India, kill Trump’: Minneapolis shooter wrote chilling messages on weapons; fired shots through windows

Minneapolis school shooter’s guns covered in hate slogans (Pic credit: Laura Loomer/AP) The 23-year-old assailant, identified as Robin Westman, was carrying weapons with “NUKE INDIA” written on one of them, according to American far-right political activist Laura Loomer, who shared pictures. Westman on Wednesday opened fire through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis, […]

Minneapolis church mass shooting: Trump orders flag at half mast; FBI begins terror, hate crime probe

Grieving victims (left), US flag at half-mast (AP) Following a mass shooting at a church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on August 27 that left two students dead and 17 others injured, US President Donald Trump has ordered that the American flag be flown at half-staff across all federal buildings and installations until sunset on August 31.The […]