US EditionNeurosurgeon says there are ‘rays of hope’ for girl critically hurt in Minneapolis church shooting
Neurosurgeon notes slight improvements in 12-year-old Sophia Forchas's condition after Minneapolis church shooting that killed two students and injured 21 others.
- On Aug. 27, a shooter opened fire at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis during a school Mass, killing two students and injuring 21 people, with 12-year-old Sophia Forchas most seriously wounded.
- The church was full of students for the first Mass of the academic year when the shooter fired through the Church of the Annunciation's windows; police said the shooter later died by suicide.
- A bullet lodged in Sophia Forchas's brain caused severe damage, prompting surgeons to remove the left half of her skull; she remains in intensive care at Hennepin Healthcare, with Dr. Walt Galicich saying there are `rays of hope`.
- Students across Minnesota and several other U.S. cities staged walkouts Friday, organized by Students Demand Action , demanding bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, including gatherings at the state Capitol in St. Paul.
- Ohio Sen. Jon Husted said gun laws aren't the solution, urging law enforcement involvement; he noted efforts with Gov. Mike DeWine funding school resource officers amid stalled weapon ban legislation.
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‘Sophia is fighting,’ says dad of Annunciation shooting victim
A little over one week ago, 12-year-old Sophia Forchas suffered a gunshot wound to the head during the Annunciation Catholic School mass shooting. She is the cousin of Katy Bloomquist Freitag, a Park Rapids attorney. Sophia’s father, Tom, spoke for the first time publicly on Friday, Sept. 5 from Hennepin Healthcare, where she is still in critical condition in the pediatric intensive care unit. Calling it “a heinous act committed by a coward” who…
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Neurosurgeon says there are 'rays of hope’ for girl critically hurt in Minneapolis church shooting
A neurosurgeon says there are “rays of hope” for a 12-year-old girl critically injured in a Minneapolis church shooting.
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