00:00All right, we're learning shocking new details about the trans school shooter in Minneapolis,
00:05what police found at the home, and what the gunman's dad said happened shortly before the
00:11attack. Fox's Brooke Taylor has been digging into this story, and she joins us live from Minneapolis.
00:17Brooke. Hi, Jason. Well, we're now learning from police that they have spoken with the
00:25shooter's mother after initially saying that they couldn't get into touch with her and that
00:29she hasn't been cooperating. It's not clear exactly what that conversation entailed, but
00:34I have learned that she decided to hire a criminal defense attorney. I spoke to that criminal defense
00:40attorney. I asked why his client hired him. He told me, quote, she is completely distraught
00:46about the situation and has no culpability. Now, police have not said whether any family
00:52members potentially face charges. A new search warrant, meanwhile, reveals the shooter, 23-year-old
00:58Robin Westman, left a car at the scene, which was registered to his father. That father told
01:03officials the shooter was with a romantic partner. They were living together, recently broke up,
01:10so he moved out of that home and was living with a friend. Police searched Westman's father's
01:15house here in Minneapolis. They found a tactical vest, two computer drives, and documents, according
01:22to that warrant. Westman's father told police that his child once attended Annunciation Catholic
01:28School, where this happened, and the church, and that his ex-wife had also once worked here.
01:35The warrant states police found the shooter dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head,
01:40wearing black tactical gear and carrying at least two long guns. The two young children who died have
01:47been identified by family as eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel, whose father said the young boy loved his
01:53family, friends, fishing, and all sports, and 10-year-old Harper Moisky, whose family said,
01:59quote, her laughter, kindness, and spirit touched everyone who knew her. Hundreds of people in this
02:06community have been showing up to pay their respects to these families. 18 others were injured,
02:11and tonight we're told that six are still in the hospital, five of them just young, innocent
02:17children. Jason. Brooke, thank you. Tough, difficult, tragic story. Appreciate it.
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