Natick Police disputed claims a social media poster is from the city over the weekend, after the person posted a stunning video within the wake of the Minneapolis church taking pictures that killed two kids saying “there’s going to be a lot more of that coming up.”
“Our investigation has revealed this person does not reside, nor work in the Town of Natick,” a Natick Deputy Chief of Police Brian Lauzon stated. “We are working with our state, federal, and other local law enforcement partners regarding this social media post.”
The video in query appeared on social media after the tragic taking pictures on Wednesday. Within the publish, a white haired man with glasses speaks with a smile concerning the mass taking pictures, laughing on the tragedy and future comparable occasions at church buildings and Catholic colleges.
For the reason that video publish, different social media customers have shared accounts below a reputation, with profile photos that resemble the person. The profiles others have attributed to the person within the video embody private particulars like highschool commencement, occupation and hometown.
Nevertheless, Natick Police stated in X and Fb posts over the weekend, the web hypothesis about the place the poster lives and works is just not correct.
The poster “does not live in Natick and does not work for Roche Bros,” the police acknowledged. Authorities didn’t give any additional particulars concerning the id of the poster.
“This matter is being taken seriously,” the Natick Police Division stated, including they’re persevering with to actively examine with legislation enforcement companions.
Two kids — 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski — had been killed and 17 folks had been injured through the taking pictures on the Annunciation Catholic College in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
Throughout Mass simply earlier than 8:30 a.m. that day, 23-year-old Robin Westman shot by the home windows in direction of kids sitting within the pews of their first week of lessons. Westman, recognized as a scholar and former member of the church, was later discovered lifeless within the parking zone from what authorities stated is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot.
The FBI has acknowledged the incident is being investigated as an act of home terrorism and hate crime focusing on Catholics.
