Incident Overview - The shooter fired 116 rounds of ammunition into the church, resulting in the death of two children and injuries to 15 other children and three adults [1] - The shooter harbored hate for African-Americans, Jewish people, and Christians, seemingly hating everyone [2][3][8][9] - The shooter idolized other school shooters [3] Investigation Details - Search warrants were conducted on three different locations connected to the shooter [3][10] - Investigators have reviewed the shooter's writings, videos, and social media history [2][7][8] - Law enforcement is cooperating, but they have not yet spoken with the shooter's mother, who lives in another state [9][10] - There is a large amount of digital data that has not been fully processed [10] - Hundreds of pieces of evidence are being collected [12] Potential Motive - It is unclear if investigators will be able to determine a motive for the shooting [7][11][12] - The act is described as an unthinkable and completely senseless act that they likely will never be able to make sense of [12] Weaponry - One of the guns in the shooter's possession jammed during the attack [5][6] - The malfunction gives a sense of the amount of firepower the shooter had [6]
Minneapolis shooter ‘expressed hate towards almost every group,’ official says
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