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Catholic School Shooter Reportedly Bought Guns Legally

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The man who authorities say opened fire on a Catholic school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday legally purchased the guns used in the attack, the city’s police chief reportedly said.

Robin Westman used three weapons when he fatally shot two children during a Mass service at Annunciation Catholic School, injured numerous others and fatally shot himself, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said Wednesday, according to Fox News. The chief said he had purchased them “recently” without specifying dates.

“As to the weapons used to perpetrate this horrific attack, there was a rifle, a shotgun and a pistol,” O’Hara reportedly said. “All three had been lawfully purchased by the shooter. At this stage, we believe that the shooter had acted alone. There is no indication of other suspects directly involved in carrying out this attack.” (RELATED: Catholic School Shooting Suspect Reportedly Identified, Manifestos Found)

Westman appeared to have uploaded manifestos on YouTube that showed a pile of guns, ammunition and cartridges with racial slurs, anti-Christian statements and other ramblings written on them, the Daily Caller news Foundation previously reported. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed Wednesday that Westman, who identified as transgender, wrote “where is your God?” on the weaponry. Federal authorities have said they are investigating the attack as a hate crime against Catholics and terrorism.