{"id":219434,"date":"2025-08-28T15:02:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T20:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=219434"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:41:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:41:04","slug":"herrera-responds-i-was-named-in-the-shooters-manifesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/herrera-responds-i-was-named-in-the-shooters-manifesto\/","title":{"rendered":"Herrera Responds: &#8216;I Was Named in the Shooter\u2019s Manifesto&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the wake of a tragic mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school, firearms influencer and congressional candidate Brandon Herrera, known online as <em>The AK Guy<\/em>, stepped forward to address his unexpected and disturbing association with the suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Herrera\u2019s mention came in a now-deleted manifesto video posted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/minneapolis-annunciation-catholic-school-shooting-08-28-25\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"herrera-responds-i-was-named-in-the-shooters-manifesto\" title=\"Herrera Responds: 'I Was Named in the Shooter\u2019s Manifesto'\">suspected shooter<\/a> before the attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Was Named in the Shooter\u2019s Manifesto\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_tqHu6U74Yw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In it, the shooter falsely claimed to have met Herrera at the 2024 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, and urged viewers to \u201cvote for Brandon Herrera for president.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video was part of the suspect\u2019s broader, hateful rant that prefaced a deadly assault during a church Mass that killed two children and injured 17 others\u2014an act law enforcement is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-texas\/crime\/article\/brandon-herrera-minneapolis-shooter-video-ak-guy-21018388.php?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"herrera-responds-i-was-named-in-the-shooters-manifesto\" title=\"Herrera Responds: 'I Was Named in the Shooter\u2019s Manifesto'\">investigating<\/a> as a hate crime and domestic terrorism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Herrera Denounces the Attack, Denies the Claim<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Herrera responded swiftly and forcefully. \u201cI\u2019m horrified by this clearly hate\u2011motivated attack on innocent children and disgusted that my name came out of this demon\u2019s mouth,\u201d he said in a statement described to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/man-named-minneapolis-mass-shooters-disturbing-video-speaks-out?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"herrera-responds-i-was-named-in-the-shooters-manifesto\" title=\"Herrera Responds: 'I Was Named in the Shooter\u2019s Manifesto'\"><em>Fox News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/the-rossi-princess-pocket-sized-redefined\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"herrera-responds-i-was-named-in-the-shooters-manifesto\" title=\"Herrera Responds: 'I Was Named in the Shooter\u2019s Manifesto'\">The Rossi Princess \u2013 Pocket Sized Redefined<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that he has no memory of ever meeting the individual, and noted that neither he nor the SHOT Show organizers could find any record of the shooter attending the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further condemning the shooting in a statement on X (formerly Twitter), Herrera declared:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will not, nor will I ever say the name of the gutless coward who decided to take the lives of innocent people in Minneapolis today.<br \/><br \/>My heart goes out to the family of those affected, but to the shooter, I have one thing to say in response.<br \/><br \/>Fuck you. Burn in hell.<\/p>&mdash; Brandon Herrera (@TheAKGuy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAKGuy\/status\/1960748524691480854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"herrera-responds-i-was-named-in-the-shooters-manifesto\" title=\"Herrera Responds: 'I Was Named in the Shooter\u2019s Manifesto'\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m still physically sickened and angry about this clearly hate motivated attack on innocent children, and disgusted that my name came out of this demon&#39;s mouth. <br \/><br \/>I meet thousands of people every year at SHOT Show in Las Vegas in meet-and-greets and such, but I don\u2019t remember\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Brandon Herrera (@TheAKGuy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAKGuy\/status\/1960805050072125823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"herrera-responds-i-was-named-in-the-shooters-manifesto\" title=\"Herrera Responds: 'I Was Named in the Shooter\u2019s Manifesto'\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Offering Support, Not Publicity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Robin Westman: What we know about the Minneapolis school shooter\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z6bAOVgwsgk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Herrera made clear that he will not amplify the shooter\u2019s name or message. Instead, he\u2019s focused on helping the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/swatting-victims-family-wants-officer-criminally-charged\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"herrera-responds-i-was-named-in-the-shooters-manifesto\" title=\"Herrera Responds: 'I Was Named in the Shooter\u2019s Manifesto'\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"120\">victims and their families<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s actively coordinating with law enforcement and pledging to use his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theakguy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"herrera-responds-i-was-named-in-the-shooters-manifesto\" title=\"Herrera Responds: 'I Was Named in the Shooter\u2019s Manifesto'\">platform<\/a> and community for tangible support efforts once needs are confirmed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BrandonHerrera\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"herrera-responds-i-was-named-in-the-shooters-manifesto\" title=\"Herrera Responds: 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