US EditionBoy, 8, and girl, 10, killed in US Catholic school shooting named - as father brands attacker 'a coward'
The shooter fired 116 rounds during Mass, killing two children and injuring 18 others, including 15 students, prompting calls for action on gun violence and mental health.
- Two children, Fletcher Merkel, 8, and Harper Moyski, 10, were killed during a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, leaving 18 others injured.
- Harper's parents describe her as a 'bright, joyful, and deeply loved 10-year-old' in a statement.
- Fletcher's father called the shooter 'a coward' and asked for community empathy as his family grieves, stating, 'the hole in our hearts and lives will never be filled.'
- Archbishop Bernard Hebda emphasized the need for the community to 'work hard to be able to put love in ahead of hatred' following the tragedy.
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Families of children killed in Minneapolis mass shooting speak out
Families of the two children killed in Wednesday’s mass shooting in Minneapolis have spoken out, MPR News reports. “Yesterday, a coward decided to take our eight-year-old son, Fletcher, away from us,” [Jesse] Merkel told reporters as he mourned his son outside Annunciation Catholic School. “Because of their actions, we will never be allowed to hold him, talk to him, play with him, and watch him grow into the wonderful young man he was on the pat…
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