New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The Minneapolis shooting is being investigated as domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting Catholics, Kash Patel, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said on Thursday.

A shooter opened fire during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school on Wednesday morning, killing two children and injuring 17 other people before killing himself, officials said.

"The FBI is investigating this shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics," Patel said in a post on X.

There were two fatalities, an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old. In addition, 14 children and three adults were injured, Patel added.

"The shooter has been identified as Robin Westman, a male born as Robert Westman," he sa...